Galaxies
in constellation Canes Venatici. The larger spiral galaxy is M51, or NGC 5194.
It is interacting with a smaller galaxy (above it in this photo), NGC 5195.M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy
Galaxies
in constellation Canes Venatici. The larger spiral galaxy is M51, or NGC 5194.
It is interacting with a smaller galaxy (above it in this photo), NGC 5195.
• Date: May 5, 2002
• Exposure: 90 minutes
• Telescope: LX200 10" @ f/10
• Guiding: SBIG STV
• Camera: Olympus OM-1
• Film: Kodak Royal Gold 200
• Scanned: Hewlett Packard S20
• Processing: Adobe Photoshop 6