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Observations of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)

Other names Lord Rosse's Nebula
The Question Mark
Arp 85

Object type Galaxy

RA 13h29m

Declination 47°11' N

Constellation Canes Venatici

Comprised of NGC5194, Messier 51B (NGC5195)

Further information

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2 
0 
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Jonathan Hartwell
Obs 2021 May 31 – 22:22 UTC
Upload 2021 Jul 13 – 21:06 UTC

7 
0 
M51
Peter Hannah
Obs 2021 Mar 14
Upload 2021 May 21 – 11:44 UTC

13 
0 
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Nik Szymanek
Obs 2021 May 06 – 23:03 UTC
Upload 2021 May 13 – 12:18 UTC

10 
0 
M51 again
Nick James
Obs 2021 May 10 – 22:54 UTC
Upload 2021 May 11 – 06:46 UTC

7 
5 
M51
Nick James
Obs 2021 May 09 – 00:09 UTC
Upload 2021 May 09 – 07:19 UTC

7 
0 
Messier 51 2104016
Paul Anthony Brierley
Obs 2021 Apr 16 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 25 – 15:57 UTC

19 
0 
M51 Whirlpool galaxy
Martina McGovern
Obs 2021 Feb 26 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 01 – 13:48 UTC

7 
0 
M51
David Strange
Obs 2021 Mar 08 – 00:25 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 08 – 12:39 UTC

2 
0 
M51
Peter Tickner
Obs 2021 Feb 25 – 23:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 06 – 18:26 UTC

13 
0 
M51 Whirlpool Gal
Martina McGovern
Obs 2021 Feb 18 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 20 – 22:06 UTC

10 
0 
M51 Just Briefly in Pa...
Graeme Coates
Obs 2021 Feb 18 – 23:34 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 19 – 12:03 UTC

4 
0 
M51
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2020 Mar 21 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Jan 29 – 15:30 UTC

14 
0 
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Martina McGovern
Obs 2020 Jun 24 – 22:36 UTC
Upload 2020 Oct 01 – 17:41 UTC

5 
0 
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Keith Rickard
Obs 2020 Aug 27 – 18:49 UTC
Upload 2020 Aug 27 – 18:49 UTC

3 
0 
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Brad Thomas
Obs 2020 Aug 05 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2020 Aug 11 – 23:01 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 51
Graham Roberts
Obs 2020 Apr 01 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 16 – 13:48 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 51
Graham Roberts
Obs 2020 Apr 01 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 16 – 13:48 UTC

9 
0 
M51
Andrew Jeffries
Obs 2020 May 20 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 08 – 20:49 UTC

7 
0 
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy H...
Graham Roberts
Obs 2020 Apr 22 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 03 – 15:11 UTC

3 
0 
4 Messier galaxies in ...
Clive Nanson
Obs 2020 Apr 19 – 22:54 UTC
Upload 2020 May 26 – 17:25 UTC

6 
0 
M51 The Whirlpool Gala...
Callum Scott Wingrove
Obs 2020 May 07 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 May 10 – 14:05 UTC

10 
0 
LRGB M51 take two
James Screech
Obs 2020 Apr 19 – 19:30 UTC
Upload 2020 May 02 – 15:49 UTC

10 
0 
Messier 51a and NGC 51...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 May 02 – 11:12 UTC
Upload 2020 May 02 – 11:18 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 51a and NGC 51...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 May 02 – 11:12 UTC
Upload 2020 May 02 – 11:18 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 51
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 Apr 27 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 30 – 09:15 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 51
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 Apr 27 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 30 – 09:15 UTC

13 
0 
M51 The Whirlpool Gala...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 Apr 27 – 00:38 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 29 – 14:44 UTC

10 
0 
First deep sky LRGB M5...
James Screech
Obs 2020 Apr 19 – 19:30 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 20 – 15:59 UTC

9 
0 
M51, the Whirlpool gal...
Clive Nanson
Obs 2020 Apr 19 – 22:50 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 20 – 14:25 UTC

9 
0 
Messier 51 wider field...
Ian Papworth
Obs 2020 Apr 15 – 22:16 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 20 – 11:18 UTC

9 
0 
Messier 51
Ian Papworth
Obs 2020 Apr 15 – 21:14 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 19 – 12:18 UTC

6 
0 
M51
Callum Scott Wingrove
Obs 2020 Mar 24 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 13 – 17:07 UTC

10 
1 
M51
Tom Moran
Obs 2020 Apr 11 – 09:20 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 12 – 12:24 UTC

11 
0 
M51 and friends
Simon Dawes
Obs 2020 Mar 25 – 23:59 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 07 – 09:31 UTC

3 
0 
M51 (Narrow-Band)
Ian Rothwell
Obs 2020 Mar 25 – 05:55 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 27 – 09:25 UTC

8 
0 
M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)
Ian Rothwell
Obs 2020 Mar 26 – 01:15 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 26 – 11:34 UTC

10 
0 
Messier 51
Peter Tickner
Obs 2020 Mar 02 – 00:24 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 08 – 00:30 UTC

9 
0 
M51 - Observation with...
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2019 Jun 30 – 21:08 UTC
Upload 2019 Jul 13 – 11:51 UTC

8 
0 
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Graham Roberts
Obs 2019 Apr 10 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Jul 08 – 10:33 UTC

11 
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M51 - Observation with...
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2019 Jul 01 – 08:24 UTC
Upload 2019 Jul 01 – 08:24 UTC
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