M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
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A stellar example of a grand-design galaxy, the whirlpool is tugging on its distant companion, the yellow NGC5195, and the resulting tidal forces may be creating new stars.
| Telescope: | Stellina | |
| Length: | 400mm | |
| Aperture: | 80mm | |
| F-stop: | f/5.0 | |
| Sessions: | 3 | |
| Captured: | 2021-03-26 to 2021-06-17 | |
| Lights: | 619 | |
| Exposure: | 10 | |
| Total exposure: | 1 h | |
| Ra: | 13h 29m 57.8s | |
| Dec: | +47° 10' 18.38 | |
| Size: | 46.687 x 33.399 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 0.478 deg | |
| Scale: | 0.619 arcsec/pixel |
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