Located in the constellation of Canes Venatici is an exquisite object known as M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy. This was one of Messier's original discoveries. He found it in 1773 while observing a comet.
A new supernova has exploded in the famous Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. Discovered independently by French amateur astronomer A Riou and the Palomar Transient Factory on 31 May, ...
M51 = NGC5194 + NGC5195 ( 13h 29.9m +47°12´, 8.1 mag. )
Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici was discovered by Messier in Oct. 1773.
M51 and Gizmo in "Half-Baked Plan" →
M51 has a great idea. To have more birthdays, he has his pal Gizmo move Earth closer to the sun, so the years will be shorter and M51 won't have to wait so long for his next party.
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M51
The Whirlpool Galaxy, a stunning spiral in the constellation canes venatici.
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M51 is visible through binoculars on a dark night, but with modern amateur telescopes this galaxy is truly a sight to behold.
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
Description: spiral galaxy
Constellation: Canes Venatici
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M51 (NGC 5194) or The Whirlpool Galaxy is the finest galaxy in Canes Venatici.
This spiral, found just southwest from the tip of the Big Dipper's handle, was the first spiral galaxy to be discovered (in 1845 by Lord Ross at his castle in Ireland).
M51 is currently involved in a close encounter with the companion galaxy NGC 5195 (just above the image).
For the amateur, M51 is easy and a showpiece if the sky is dark, but is quite sensitive for light pollution which easily makes it fade in the background.
A spiral galaxy (M51, NGC 5194) of type Sc in Canes Venatici. [H76]
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M51 (NGC 5194, Whirlpool Galaxy)
M57 (NGC 6720, Ring Nebula)
M63 (NGC 5055, Sunflower Galaxy)
M64 (NGC 4826, Black Eye Galaxy)
M74 (NGC 628, spiral galaxy)
M76 (NGC 650, Little Dumbbell Nebula)
M80 (NGC 6093, globular cluster) ...
The famous Whirlpool Nebula, M51, is probably the most notable object in this region of the sky. It is well worth an observation, but within the lightpollution of cities is may not been seen. Next to M51 lies the companion galaxy, NGC 5195.
Distinct structure was reported by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, whose 72-inch speculum-metal reflector showed clear spiral features in some bright nebulae such as M33, M51, and M101.
The magnificent spiral galaxy is M51, popularly known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, about 10 Mpc from Earth. Its smaller companion is an irregular galaxy that may have drifted past M51 millions of years ago.
I bought a 25 inch Dobsonion telescope just so I could see the spiral structure in M51, which is my favorite galaxy. I also love to strain to see 15th and 16th magnitude galaxies. I use their visibility as a test of sky transparency.
These include globular cluster M3 or NGC 5272, a large cluster that is one of the brightest of its class, lying near the border with Bootes and Coma Berenices, M51 or the Whirlpool Nebula, which is in fact a pair of spiral galaxies, ...
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy (spiral galaxy)
M63 The Sunflower Galaxy (spiral galaxy)
M94 (spiral galaxy)
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M51) have long, narrow, well defined arms, while those galaxies with short, fragmented arms are termed flocculent spirals.
Five and three-quarters degrees away from M51 lies The Sunflower galaxy. This is also called M63, or NGC 5055. This is an elongated galaxy with a bright core. At magnitude 8.
Share A new supernova (exploding star) has been discovered in the famous Whirlpool Galaxy, M51.
Canes Venatici contains a globular cluster of stars, M3, and a beautiful spiral galaxy, M51, called the Whirlpool. M51 was the first galaxy in which spiral form was noticed, by the Irish astronomer Lord Rosse in 1845.
Esta es la galaxia Whirpool (Remolino) M51, este fue uno de los descubrimientos originales de Messier. La descubrió el 13 de octubre de 1773, mientras observaba un cometa.
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Otra imagen de la galaxia Whirpool (Remolino).
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Sunflower Galaxy Wikipedia
The Sunflower Galaxy is unbarred and part of the M51 Group,
a group of galaxies that also includes the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51).
Messier 74 or NGC 628 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces Wikipedia ...
Defined by so that radio and optical magnitudes of M51 are equal at a wavelength of 1.89 m (158 MHz), ...
Dark dust lanes and bright HII regions in the spiral arms of M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy.
The Whirlpool Nebula (M51), the Sab galaxy (M94) and the globular cluster M3 (magnitude 6) can be found in Canis Venatici. The Canes Venaticids occurs from January 13 - January 30.
Hundreds of supernovae are discovered each year. However, they are not in our galaxy and usually very dim. Here is one in M51 in 1994.
Courtesy STScI.
The Whirlpool Nebula (M51), the Sab galaxy (M94), the Sunflower Galaxy (M63), and the globular cluster M3 (magnitude 6) can be found in Canis Venatici. The Canes Venaticids occurs from January 13 - January 30.
around 2500 objects, including "spiral nebulae" that appeared to have a similar structure to the Milky Way. Later, using the largest telescope of its day, optical astronomer Lord Rosse agreed with Kant's view, based on observations he made of M51 ...
In the nineteenth century the third Earl of Rosse, using a large telescope that he had built, discovered a spiral pattern in M51, one of Messier's fuzzy objects. Such objects with spiral patterns became known as "spiral nebulae." ...
The following objects are located within Our Supercluster but not within the Local Group; they are objects 100,000,000 light-years to 10,000,000 light-years from the Sun: M49, M51, M58, M59, M60, M61, M63, M64, M65, M66.
 See also: Galaxy, Galaxies, Star, NGC, Cluster
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