M51 by Hubble



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Interacting galaxies in Canis Venatici, 31M l.y. from Earth. M51 is the greatest member of a small group of galaxies, from which it takes the name.

Data from Hubble Legacy Archive.


Optic Hubble telescope
Filters F658W, F814W, F555W, F435W
Frame center
 RA 13:29:52 DEC 47:11:43 J2000
Date
 2014/11/06
Exposures R - 48x170s
G - 48x170s
B - 48x340s
Ha - 48x340s

Integration time - 13h 36m
M51_HLA
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