The Whirlpool Galaxy - M51

Marek Idec

The Whirlpool Galaxy - M51

The Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51) and its companion NGC 5195 are one of the easiest to observe pairs of galaxies.

SPECIFICATIONS

Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Officina Stellare ProRC 700 (SPA-2)

Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

QHY 600M

Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain

Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

April 2023

Filters ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

LRGB

Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

PixInsight

Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Processed by Marek Idec