k Whirlpool Galaxy, 19th century Whirlpool Galaxy. 19thcentury astronomical observation of the Whirlpool Galaxy M51a, NGC 5194 and its smaller companion galaxy NGC 5195, M51b. North is at top. They are some 23 million light years away, in the constellation of Canes Venatici. At the time, such objects were still thought to be nebulae. This 90minute exposure was obtained in March 1897, from the observatory in Daramona, Westmeath, Ireland, operated by Irish astronomer William Edward Wilson 18511908, one of the pioneers of the new techniques of astrophotography. Published in Astronomical and Physical Researches 1900. Stock Photo - Afloimages
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Whirlpool Galaxy, 19th century Whirlpool Galaxy. 19th century astronomical observation of the Whirlpool Galaxy M51a, NGC 5194 and its smaller companion galaxy NGC 5195, M51b . North is at top. They are some 23 million light years away, in the constellation of Canes Venatici. At the time, such objects were still thought to be nebulae. This 90 minute exposure was obtained in March 1897, from the observatory in Daramona, Westmeath, Ireland, operated by Irish astronomer William Edward Wilson 1851 1908 , one of the pioneers of the new techniques of astrophotography. Published in Astronomical and Physical Researches 1900 .
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Whirlpool Galaxy, 19th century

Whirlpool Galaxy. 19th-century astronomical observation of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51a, NGC 5194) and its smaller companion galaxy (NGC 5195, M51b). North is at top. They are some 23 million light years away, in the constellation of Canes Venatici. At the time, such objects were still thought to be nebulae. This 90-minute exposure was obtained in March 1897, from the observatory in Daramona, Westmeath, Ireland, operated by Irish astronomer William Edward Wilson (1851-1908), one of the pioneers of the new techniques of astrophotography. Published in 'Astronomical and Physical Researches' (1900).

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