Image of M51 by
- More images from Jason Ware
Taken by amateurs of the Sternfreunde Breisgau e.V. at the
Schauinslandsternwarte with their new CCD camera on a Celestron 11.
Contributed by Peter Suetterlin
from the CCD image collection of the
Sternfreunde Breisgau e.V.”
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The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, a magnificient spiral, with its irregular companion
NGC 5195, which is significantly deformed from the heavy interaction with its
large neighbor.
This image was taken by Jack Newton in East Sooke, British Columbia.
He uses a Santa Barbara Instrument Group ST 6 CCD camera at the
Newtonian focus of his 25 inch f5 telescope. The image is a tri-colour
composite, approximately 5 minute exposures.
The image is copyrighted and may not be used for commercial purposes
without permission. Call 1-800-387-9010
- More images from Jack Newton
Michel Peyro, Jean-Philippe Barrilliot, and Franck Lefevre of the
Observatoire Astronomique obtained this image of M51 with a 600 mm f/3.2
Newtonian telescope.
- More images from
Michel Peyro, Jean-Philippe Barrilliot, and Franck Lefevre
- More amateur images of M51
- Amateur images of Supernova 1994I in M51
- Discovery image of Supernova 1994I
- More images of M51
- INT image of M51
- Hubble images of M51
- ISO images of M51 in the infrared light
Last Modification: 6 Jul 1999, 22:40 MET