Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  HD117815  ·  IC 4263  ·  IC 4277  ·  IC 4278  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  Whirlpool Galaxy
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NGC 5194: The Whirlpool Galaxy & Its Interacting Neighbor, Sky Story
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NGC 5194: The Whirlpool Galaxy & Its Interacting Neighbor

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NGC 5194: The Whirlpool Galaxy & Its Interacting Neighbor

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How can one not fall in love with the Whirlpool at first sight?  Here we are seeing, over the course of tens of millions of years, two galaxies interacting as the larger takes apart the other and incorporates it.  Someday, Andromeda and our Milky Way we become engaged in such a dance.

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NGC 5194: The Whirlpool Galaxy & Its Interacting Neighbor, Sky Story