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The Whirlpool Galaxy
M51 / NGC 5194
Spiral Galaxy
Canes Venatici
23 million light years
8.4
11 x 7 arcminutes
75,000 light years
1773, Charles Messier
April
13h 29m 54s
+47º 11’ 53”
Celestron EdgeHD 800
6 nights, March 2015
L = 24 x 1200s
RGB = 6 x 600s each
11 hours |