[back] M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) in Canes Venatici[NED]
Higher resolved image / Höher aufgelöstes Bild (4081 x 5000 Pixel)
Anotated image / Beschriftetes Bild (4081 x 5000 Pixel)
Type/distance:Sbc, ~6.3Mpc/20MLy |
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60" |
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About this Image / Über dieses Bild
CCD: |
Omegon veTEC410c |
Image Type, Orientation: |
RGB 2x Mosaic. North is at 11:45. |
Exposure time: |
Lower half: 21x180s, upper half: 40x180 sec., all 1x1 bin (3:03h total) |
Exposure date: |
Lower half: June 30th, July 24th 2025, upper Half: June 27th/28th 2025 |
Location: |
Skinakas Observatory at Crete, Greece, remote-controlled from Bad Arolsen, Germany |
Filter: |
RGB: Internal Bayer-Matrix |
Image seeing (FWHM): | Lower half 1.45", upper half 1.3" |
Instrument: |
"Cleopatra", 1000mm ASA Astrograph ASA EQ1000 (f=6972 mm) |
Photographer: |
Josef Pöpsel, Stefan Binnewies, Frank Sackenheim, Rainer Raupach |
Remarks: |
The “Whirlpool Galaxy” M 51 has a
widely defined spiral pattern and two spiral arms. At the northern end of M
51, you can see its companion NGC 5195, an SB0/a galaxy. |
Bemerkungen: |
Die „Whirlpool-Galaxie“ M 51 zeigt sich mit einem
weitflächig definierten Spiralmuster und zwei Spiralarmen. Am nördlichen
Ende von M 51 sieht man |
Animated comparison with Ganymed-image from 2008
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