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| Ngc 5194 and Ngc 5195 in the Constellation Canes Venatici - Seestar S30 - images credit: Pip Stakkert |
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| Widefield version of M51 - uncropped. |
" The two galaxies Ngc 5194 and Ngc 5195 are interacting gravitationally and you can see a ribbon of gas, dust and stars extending through space from the dwarf galaxy Ngc 5195 (on the left of the image) to the spiral galaxy NGC 5194 (on the right). The galaxies are estimated to be between 23 and 31 light years distant. The spiral - 'The Whirlpool Galaxy' is just a little smaller than the Milky Way Galaxy and is thought to have interacted with the dwarf galaxy a number of times. Plumes of gas can be seen above and below the interacting pair" - Joel Cairo CEO of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.
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| M51 COAST Robotic Telescope BVR filters. Mount Teide Tenerife. Data Credit: Open Observatories. telescope.org Open University. Processing Kurt Thrust. |
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