Galaxies
Messier 51 Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici
M51 is a classic spiral galaxy approx 23 million lightyears distant and 60,000 lightyears in diameter. It's spiral arms have been disrupted to some extent by the companion interaction galaxy NGC 5195. This is probably slightly more distant than M51.
Image created from data captured over two evenings, 22nd and 26th February 2019
ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera through a 200mm Teleskop-Service Ritchey-Chretien telescope.
Date: 22/02/2019
Photographer: Graham Wilcock
