Galaxy M51a and its neighbor galaxy, NGC 5194.
Visible in the northern skies, located in the Canes Venatici constellation, contiguous to Ursa Major, the also called Whirlpool Galaxy was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral.
Captured from Cumeada Observatory, at Dark Sky@ Alqueva, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal.
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