M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
The Whirlpool Galaxy Galaxy in the constellation Canes Vanaciti is an Sc-type spiral galaxy with a companion galaxy NGC 5195. This galaxy is about 37 million light years distant. It was the first galaxy in which spiral structure was noted as Lord Rosse accurately painted it in 1845. More information about Bode's Galaxy can be found at the Messier Index - M51. This image is cropped from a 29-minute exposure at the prime focus of a 16" f/4.5 Newtonian using hypered Fuji Super HG400 film taken on 29 September 1995.
Also see my CCD image of this galaxy below and at: M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy.
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