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M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) and it's companion M51B/NGC 5195

More of my husband Dave's astrophotography. He says he's too busy for flickr or other photo-sharing sites; I say these are too cool to not share!

 

The Whirlpool Galaxy is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It's distance to Earth is approximately 23 million light years.

 

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Uploaded on May 12, 2013
Taken on May 11, 2013