Photographer:
Robservatory
Location of Photo:
Vancouver, Canada
Date/Time of photo:
May 24 - June 6th 2023
Equipment:
Celestron Edge HD 8, ASI533MC Pro, ASI533MM Pro, Antilia LRGB filters, Antlia 3nm Ha filter, ZWO AM5 mount
Description:
M51 the Whirlpool Galaxy. It took this galaxy’s light 31 million years of travel through the cold, dark vacuum of space to reach us. M51 is interacting with its neighbour, NGC 5195, in a cosmic dance, albeit an incredibly slow one!