M51 - Spiral Galaxy
The beautiful interacting spiral galaxy M51. It has been postulated that large galaxies are created by the collisions of smaller galaxies. In this snapshot of the Universe the central spiral galaxy is slowly accreting the smaller companion at the top.
This image is a composite of B,V, R Johnson-cousins filters. Data gathered from the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory (DAO) in Victoria, British Columbia with 60 second exposure times.
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*_rob (62 months ago | reply)
Wow.
zyrcster (62 months ago | reply)
cool!
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mtnrockdhh (62 months ago | reply)
Very cool. Nicely put together.
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enlightphoto (62 months ago | reply)
And where are we, exactly? :)
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Astro Guy (62 months ago | reply)
We are at a distance of about 20 million light years.
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Intergalactic Hussy [deleted] (59 months ago | reply)
Wow, love it!!!
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ComputerHotline (52 months ago | reply)
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jamos_57 (50 months ago | reply)
How interesting is that! Makes one feel very small. Thanks for sharing!
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Jenny Barnes Photography (50 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Makes My Bones Sing, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Lends perspective on life here on earth, doesn't it? Beautiful.
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mainec6 (45 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called spiral anything, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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ocupado (44 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot of M51 !
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l.maniquiz (40 months ago | reply)
hey nice
l.maniquiz (40 months ago | reply)
shit i don't want a die
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jalalspages (37 months ago | reply)
Incredible!!
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3D King (37 months ago | reply)
Oh YEA - great image
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