The Whirlpool Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, lying some 26.1 million light-years away, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid April.
The Whirlpool Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, lying some 26.1 million light-years away, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid April.
At the height of this year’s galaxy season, I finally captured my first image of the stunning Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51).