Major Kong to Ground ControlBelow: The Whirlpool Galaxy M51
Above it: edge on spiral galaxy NGC 5229. Can you see its slight warp?
About 23.5 million light years away.
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The diligent observer might note three small backround galaxies around the smaller component of M51: IC 4278, IC 4277, and the third apparently uncataloged. To the upper left of 5229 lurks UGC 8601.