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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.
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The Whirlpool Galaxy with it's smaller satellite galaxy NGC 5195.

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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy.
ZWO Seestar S50.
250mm, f5, 488 exposures of 10’’.
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M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy.
ZWO Seestar S50.
250mm, f5, 488 exposures of 10’’.
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The Whirlpool Galaxy
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This is Messier 51, the so called Whirlpool Galaxy - an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active nucleas, located about 31 million light years from us in the constellation Canes Venatici.

Discovered in October 1773 by Charles Messier, M51 (and its partner NGC 5195) is one of the most-observed and studied interacting galaxies. With an apparent magnitude of 8.4mag it’s relatively bright and easily visible with also smaller amateur telescopes.

Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 1.0x Flattener
Camera: Canon EOS 6Da
Filter: Svbony IV/IR-Cut
Mount: Skywatcher AZ-EQ5 GT
Guiding: Svbony SV165 Guide Scope with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro

Integration time: 5hrs 50min

Full version and print available at: https://adfr.io/astro/20250427_m51

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Aufgenommen mit einer #ilce6700 Sigma #150600mm SkyWatcher #StarAdventurerGTi
40 x 30Sec F/6.3 ISO 12800 565mm.
Taken with #ilce6700 Sigma #150600mm Sky-Watcher
#StarAdventurerGTi
40 x 30Sec F/6.3 ISO 12800 565mm.

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Aufgenommen mit einer #ilce6700 Sigma #150600mm Sky-Watcher #StarAdventurerGTi
40 x 30Sec F/6.3 ISO 12800 565mm.

Taken with #ilce6700 Sigma #150600mm Sky-Watcher #StarAdventurerGTi
40 x 30Sec F/6.3 ISO 12800 565mm.

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Last Friday i tried to capture the Whirlpool Galaxy M51📸

🌌The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is a spiral galaxy located about 23 million light-years away in Canes Venatici. It spans approximately 60,000 light-years and features prominent spiral arms with active star formation. M51 is interacting with the smaller galaxy NGC 5195, creating stunning tidal features that enhance its visual appeal.

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