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M51 2

OBSERVER:	Ola Karlsson
COMPOSER:	Ola Karlsson
DATE:	16 January 2007
POSITION:	13 29 52.0, +47 11 41
FILTER:	B V R
EXPOSURE TIME:	9x60s in each filter

The Whirlpool Galaxy, a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici. The galaxy is the first one that was recognised to have spiral structure.

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