M51 nucleus

The Whirlpool Galaxy is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. Its distance is estimated to be 23 Mly away from Earth.

 

C8 F/5

ASI385MC camera

46x5s 3:49 m total

Zoomed in to 175% to show nucleus detail

Saved as viewed in Sharpcap (no post-processing)

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