Keywords: messier 51 messier51 Messier 51 Team wide field 2016 revision Credits (in alphabetical order): Marco Cianci, Roberto Coleschi, Giuseppe Donatiello, Alessandro Falesiedi, Marco Favuzzi, Rolando Ligustri, Andrea Pistocchini, Bert Scheuneman, Tim Stone. RA center: 202.481° DEC center: 47.225° Messier 51 also called The Whirlpool Galaxy (NGC 5194) is an interacting spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was the first to be classified as a spiral galaxy. It is estimated to be 23 ± 4 million light-years from us. Process: RegiStar - Corel After Shot 2 - PaintShop Pro X8 Messier 51 Team wide field 2016 revision Credits (in alphabetical order): Marco Cianci, Roberto Coleschi, Giuseppe Donatiello, Alessandro Falesiedi, Marco Favuzzi, Rolando Ligustri, Andrea Pistocchini, Bert Scheuneman, Tim Stone. RA center: 202.481° DEC center: 47.225° Messier 51 also called The Whirlpool Galaxy (NGC 5194) is an interacting spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was the first to be classified as a spiral galaxy. It is estimated to be 23 ± 4 million light-years from us. Process: RegiStar - Corel After Shot 2 - PaintShop Pro X8 |