![]() Interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a, M51a, and NGC 5194, is an ![]() Seen with binoculars under very dark skies. Is interacting with its much smaller neighbor, NGC 5195 the two galaxies may be It is one of the most conspicuous and best-known spiral galaxies in the sky. Messier 51 (M51, NGC 5194) is the famous "Whirlpool" galaxy in Canes Venatici. SII (3nm) 15 Frames x 1800 Seconds -15C 1x1 bin OIII (3nm) 13 Frames x 1800 Seconds -15C 1x1 bin Hb (3nm) 13 Frames x 1800 Seconds -15C 1x1 bin Ha (3nm) 13 Frames x 1800 Seconds -15C 1x1 bin However, it does pretty good and revealing a lot of the data that Hubble does, eve though without the clarity.Ĭompare to the NASA Hubble Images on this page. Unfortunately I can't compete with the Hubble, it is outside our atmosphere and has a huge mirror compared to the little 4 inch lenses on the AP refractor looking thru a thousand miles of atmosphere and city glow. ![]() Final image of M51 using narrow band plus LRGB wide field viewįinal image of M51 using narrow band plus LRGB wide field view.
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