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Galaxy M51
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| Telescope | Mount | Exposure | Film | Date |
| Astro Physics 130 EDT at F8 | Losmandy G11 | 60 minutes | Non hypered Kodak PPF 120 | April 2000 |
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M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, is considered to be a close galaxy at 15 million light years distance. The smaller galaxy, NGC 5195, interacts tidally every once in a great while with the larger galaxy. The Whirlpool Galaxy is considered to be the finest example of a face-on spiral galaxy, and is a stunning sight in large Dobsonian telescopes, and appears as a fuzzy patch in small telescopes.
Photo by Alan Jordan and Kirk Rogers using Kirk's AP 130 EDT (the scope which Kirk is sure to will to me). Scanned by Russ Dickman. |
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