M51
The Whirlpool Galaxy
Photographs by Matthew T. Russell
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Messier Number: M51 NGC Number: NGC 5194 Common Name: The Whirlpool Galaxy Constellation: Canes Venatici Distance from Earth: ~37 Million Light Years Visual Magnitude: 8.0 Size: 11.0 x 7 arc minutes |
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Date Taken: 2/2/2006 Location: Black Forest, CO Equipment: 16" RCOS Ritchey-Chretien Bisque Paramount ME SBIG STL-11000M AstroDon Series I Filters Exposure Specs: 330 minutes total Lum: 10x15 min Red: 6x10 min Grn: 6x10 min Blu: 6x10 min Processed with: MaximDL v4 Adobe Photoshop CS |
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