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M51 or the Whirlpool galaxy is located in the constellation of Canes Venatici at approximately 26 million light years away. This is actually a pair of interacting galaxies.
This is a total of 15.5 hours of exposures, some of 15 minutes each and shorter ones of 3 minutes for the colour detail.
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M51 / Arp 85 - The Whirlpool Galaxy # Explored by swag72, on Flickr
This is a total of 15.5 hours of exposures, some of 15 minutes each and shorter ones of 3 minutes for the colour detail.
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M51 / Arp 85 - The Whirlpool Galaxy # Explored by swag72, on Flickr
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