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m51.jpg

Messier Object 51 - ngc 5194 - the Whirlpool Galaxy - two colliding galaxies in Canes Venatici
Telescope : Explore Scientific ED127/f7.5 apo Triplet -- Camera : Canon XT-350d modified by Hap Griffin -- Mount : piggyback on Meade LX 200 Classic 12
for more information, go to the SEDS site at http://messier.seds.org/m/m051.html