Frank AdlerThe 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
#astrophotography #astrophoto #astrophotographer #deepsky #deepskyphotography #deepskyobject #deepskyastrophotography #whirlpoolgalaxy
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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
#astrophotography #astrophoto #astrophotographer #deepsky #deepskyphotography #deepskyobject #deepskyastrophotography #whirlpoolgalaxy
