The photo for the week of January 5 is of M51: Cosmic Whirlpool. This stunning photo is of the M51 which Charles Messier cataloged. It is believed that is the the oldest spiral nebula which is quite apparent when you look at the shape and figure. Off in the top right of this photo is the neighboring galaxy NGC 5195. The distance between the two is a calculated 31 million light-years and are situated in the constellation Canes Venatici. The photo was taken from the Hubble Space Telescope.
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