Object: M51 (NGC 5194, Arp 85) - Whirlpool Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici
Light-years: 35,000,000 Magnitude: ~ 9.2 Size: 11.1' x 6.9'
Date/Time: 1/24/99 @ 0:57 CST
Comments: large spiral galaxy with satellite companion galaxy NGC 5195, located about
9 million light years from our Milky Way galaxy. The galaxies are over 65,000 light-years across.
Exposure: 9 mins (12 x 45secs), broadband filter