Messier 51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, is actually two interacting galaxies, Messier 51a and Messier 51b, at a distance of 23 million light years from Earth. Imaged from Birkirkara by Josef Borg.
Messier 51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, is actually two interacting galaxies, Messier 51a and Messier 51b, at a distance of 23 million light years from Earth. Imaged from Birkirkara by Josef Borg.