Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
The Whirlpool Galaxy, a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici, is some 23 million light years away from us and some 76,000 light years across. It’s not visible by a naked eye but can be easily observed by
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The Bode Galaxies (M81 and M82)
These majestic pair of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major are gravitationally locked and influence each-others shape. M81 is spiral galaxy (NGC 3031 – Bode’s Galaxy), and M82 is more irregularly shaped (NGC 3034 – Cigar Galaxy), although it is