Astronomy
Whirlpool Galaxy ( M51)
A picture of Whirlpool Galaxy( M51).
Whirlpool Galaxy ( M51) is a well known spiral galaxy . It lies approximately 31 milllion light ?years away in constellation canes venetici .
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Herscel Takes First Image
Herschel takes its first image of the Whirlpool galaxy, M51. Herschel launched just one month ago and is the largest infrared space telescope ever flown....
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Ngc4631 - The Whale Galaxy
The Whale Galaxy is a edge on galaxy in Canes Venatici constellation. It is 25 MLY away from us.AP1200 with C11 and Canon 40 D. 20 images at 6 min and 10 min at ISO 1600. Guided....
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Messier 51, The Whirlpool Galaxy
Messier 51 also called the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a beautiful galaxy in Canes Venatici constallation in the northern sky. NGC5195 on top in the pictures is the smaller dwarf galaxy interacting with M51. It has apparent magniturde 8,6. Being 37 MLYs...
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Milkyway Galaxy
The Milky Way Galaxy, commonly referred to as just the Milky Way, or sometimes simply as the Galaxy, is the galaxy in which the Solar System is located. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy that is part of the Local Group of galaxies. It is one of...
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Andromeda Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 2,500,000 light-years (1.58×1011 AU) away in the constellation Andromeda. It is also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, and is often referred to as the Great Andromeda Nebula in older texts. Andromeda...
Astronomy