Here is another observation from last night. From top to bottom - #NGC5195 #Galaxy / #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur
Happy Space Science Saturday!
The Whirlpool Galaxy, NGC 5194, shown in this image, is located 31 million light-years away. Researchers believe the prominence of its arms are due to its interaction with its companion galaxy, NGC 5195, also seen in this image. It can be spotted with a small telescope and is most visible in May.
#M51 #Messier #NG5194 #NGC5195 #WhirlpoolGalaxy #SpaceExploration #Space #Astronomer #Planets #Stars #Science #Physics #Toronto #YorkUObservatory #AICO #YorkU #SpaceScienceSaturday #Telescope #Astronomy #AllanICarswellObservatory #Research #ScienceOutreach
Good Friday morning. Still have some images to share from yesterday. Next up is the Dwarf Mini’s observation of (from top to bottom) #NGC5195 / #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy / #IC4263 / #NGC5198 / #NGC5169 #Galaxies. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur
Last image for the morning. Here is the Dwarf Mini’s image of #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy / #NGC5195 #Galaxy. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur
Wasn’t too happy with an early observation so went to re-observe #NGC5195 #Galaxy / #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur
Djaffar partage une #astrophographie de #m51 qui fusionne avec sa #galaxie voisine #ngc5195
Plus de 19h de pose en bande RGB et HAlpha
Télescope : Sky-Watcher 200/800 et Monture Eq6-r Pro
Logiciels : #NINA et #PixInsight
#astronomy #astronomie #astrophotography #astrodon #galaxy
Djaffar partage une #astrophographie de #m51 qui fusionne avec sa #galaxie voisine #ngc5195
Plus de 19h de pose en bande RGB et HAlpha
Télescope : Sky-Watcher 200/800 et Monture Eq6-r Pro
Logiciels : #NINA et #PixInsight
#astronomy #astronomie #astrophotography #astrodon #galaxy
Messier 51, the “Whirlpool” galaxy”: a close-up image - 4 Mar. 2025 - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

This stunning image of Messier 51, an iconic spiral galaxy, was taken by Gianluca Masi, via the Virtual Telescope Project facility, Italy.

The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0