• Education
    • Higher Education
    • Scholarships & Grants
    • Online Learning
    • School Reforms
    • Research & Innovation
  • Lifestyle
    • Travel
    • Food & Drink
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Home & Living
    • Relationships & Family
  • Technology & Startups
    • Software & Apps
    • Startup Success Stories
    • Startups & Innovations
    • Tech Regulations
    • Venture Capital
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Cybersecurity
    • Emerging Technologies
    • Gadgets & Devices
    • Industry Analysis
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy
Today Headline
  • Home
  • World News
    • Us & Canada
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • Africa
    • Middle East
  • Politics
    • Elections
    • Political Parties
    • Government Policies
    • International Relations
    • Legislative News
  • Business & Finance
    • Market Trends
    • Stock Market
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Corporate News
    • Economic Policies
  • Science & Environment
    • Space Exploration
    • Climate Change
    • Wildlife & Conservation
    • Environmental Policies
    • Medical Research
  • Health
    • Public Health
    • Mental Health
    • Medical Breakthroughs
    • Fitness & Nutrition
    • Pandemic Updates
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Tennis
    • Olympics
    • Motorsport
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
    • Music
    • TV & Streaming
    • Celebrity News
    • Awards & Festivals
  • Crime & Justice
    • Court Cases
    • Cybercrime
    • Policing
    • Criminal Investigations
    • Legal Reforms
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • World News
    • Us & Canada
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • Africa
    • Middle East
  • Politics
    • Elections
    • Political Parties
    • Government Policies
    • International Relations
    • Legislative News
  • Business & Finance
    • Market Trends
    • Stock Market
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Corporate News
    • Economic Policies
  • Science & Environment
    • Space Exploration
    • Climate Change
    • Wildlife & Conservation
    • Environmental Policies
    • Medical Research
  • Health
    • Public Health
    • Mental Health
    • Medical Breakthroughs
    • Fitness & Nutrition
    • Pandemic Updates
  • Sports
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Tennis
    • Olympics
    • Motorsport
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
    • Music
    • TV & Streaming
    • Celebrity News
    • Awards & Festivals
  • Crime & Justice
    • Court Cases
    • Cybercrime
    • Policing
    • Criminal Investigations
    • Legal Reforms
No Result
View All Result
Today Headline
No Result
View All Result
Home Science & Environment Space Exploration

View the Whirlpool and its companion

June 15, 2025
in Space Exploration
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
0
View the Whirlpool and its companion
4
SHARES
8
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and its smaller companion NGC 5195 are excellent targets tonight before the Moon rises.

This one-hour exposure of the Whirlpool Galaxy and its small companion was taken with a TSRCM 8-inch Ritchey-Chrétien telescope and ToupTek IMX571 sensor. Credit: [-ChristiaN-] (Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Two hours after sunset, the sky is dark and the constellation Canes Venatici is high in the west, nestled beneath the curve of Ursa Major’s long tail, which also creates the handle of the Big Dipper asterism. 

Located in northern Canes Venatici is M51, famously known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. It’s easy to find just 3.5° southwest of magnitude 1.9 Alkaid, also cataloged as Eta (η) Ursae Majoris, the star at the very end of the Big Dipper’s handle.

The Whirlpool is a face-on spiral galaxy that shows off both its bright nucleus and winding arms. Shining at magnitude 8.4, it’s a bright galaxy and any small scope will capture it as a circular glow that brightens toward the center, but larger telescopes (6 inches or more) will, as always, reveal more detail — in this case, resolving its individual spiral arms from some 31 million light-years away. 

You’ll also notice a smaller, more compact bright object just north of the main galaxy’s glow. This is M51’s companion galaxy, magnitude 9.6 NGC 5195. Astronomers have determined that NGC 5195 appears to be passing behind M51 from our point of view; the two galaxies have been interacting for hundreds of millions of years. This has enhanced the spiral structure of the Whirlpool, contributing to its standout appearance in our sky. 

Sunrise: 5:31 A.M.
Sunset: 8:31 P.M.
Moonrise: —
Moonset: 9:27 A.M.
Moon Phase: Waning gibbous (81%)
*Times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset are given in local time from 40° N 90° W. The Moon’s illumination is given at 12 P.M. local time from the same location.

For a look ahead at more upcoming sky events, check out our full Sky This Week column. 

Tags: ObservingSky Today
Previous Post

Panthers close in on 2nd straight Stanley Cup title by beating the Oilers 5-2 in Game 5

Next Post

Sarepta Provides Safety Update for ELEVIDYS and Initiates Steps to Strengthen Safety in Non-Ambulatory Individuals with Duchenne todayheadline

Related Posts

The Maiden hosts the Moon and Mars

The Maiden hosts the Moon and Mars

July 28, 2025
5
Three characters at a bar in a sci-fi TV show

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ cast explains those wild and funky wigs in Season 3 (exclusive)

July 27, 2025
9
Next Post

Sarepta Provides Safety Update for ELEVIDYS and Initiates Steps to Strengthen Safety in Non-Ambulatory Individuals with Duchenne todayheadline

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Family calls for change after B.C. nurse dies by suicide after attacks on the job

Family calls for change after B.C. nurse dies by suicide after attacks on the job

April 2, 2025
Pioneering 3D printing project shares successes

Product reduces TPH levels to non-hazardous status

November 27, 2024

Police ID man who died after Corso Italia fight

December 23, 2024

Hospital Mergers Fail to Deliver Better Care or Lower Costs, Study Finds todayheadline

December 31, 2024
Harris tells supporters 'never give up' and urges peaceful transfer of power

Harris tells supporters ‘never give up’ and urges peaceful transfer of power

0
Des Moines Man Accused Of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend's Mother

Des Moines Man Accused Of Shooting Ex-Girlfriend’s Mother

0

Trump ‘looks forward’ to White House meeting with Biden

0
Catholic voters were critical to Donald Trump’s blowout victory: ‘Harris snubbed us’

Catholic voters were critical to Donald Trump’s blowout victory: ‘Harris snubbed us’

0

Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa honours top achievers in its 2024 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Digital Literacy Programme

July 28, 2025
AI might make workers faster, but not necessarily more productive: ‘They do it faster, then go for coffee breaks’

AI might make workers faster, but not necessarily more productive: ‘They do it faster, then go for coffee breaks’ todayheadline

July 28, 2025

Piper Sandler initiates Coastal States Bank stock with Overweight rating todayheadline

July 28, 2025
Vice President JD Vance is on the road again to sell the Republicans' big new tax law

Vice President JD Vance is on the road again to sell the Republicans’ big new tax law

July 28, 2025

Recent News

Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa honours top achievers in its 2024 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Digital Literacy Programme

July 28, 2025
4
AI might make workers faster, but not necessarily more productive: ‘They do it faster, then go for coffee breaks’

AI might make workers faster, but not necessarily more productive: ‘They do it faster, then go for coffee breaks’ todayheadline

July 28, 2025
4

Piper Sandler initiates Coastal States Bank stock with Overweight rating todayheadline

July 28, 2025
7
Vice President JD Vance is on the road again to sell the Republicans' big new tax law

Vice President JD Vance is on the road again to sell the Republicans’ big new tax law

July 28, 2025
6

TodayHeadline is a dynamic news website dedicated to delivering up-to-date and comprehensive news coverage from around the globe.

Follow Us

Browse by Category

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Basketball
  • Business & Finance
  • Climate Change
  • Crime & Justice
  • Cybersecurity
  • Economic Policies
  • Elections
  • Entertainment
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Environmental Policies
  • Europe
  • Football
  • Gadgets & Devices
  • Health
  • Medical Research
  • Mental Health
  • Middle East
  • Motorsport
  • Olympics
  • Politics
  • Public Health
  • Relationships & Family
  • Science & Environment
  • Software & Apps
  • Space Exploration
  • Sports
  • Stock Market
  • Technology & Startups
  • Tennis
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Us & Canada
  • Wildlife & Conservation
  • World News

Recent News

Liquid Intelligent Technologies South Africa honours top achievers in its 2024 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Digital Literacy Programme

July 28, 2025
AI might make workers faster, but not necessarily more productive: ‘They do it faster, then go for coffee breaks’

AI might make workers faster, but not necessarily more productive: ‘They do it faster, then go for coffee breaks’ todayheadline

July 28, 2025
  • Education
  • Lifestyle
  • Technology & Startups
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy

© 2024 Todayheadline.co

Welcome Back!

OR

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Business & Finance
  • Corporate News
  • Economic Policies
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Market Trends
  • Crime & Justice
  • Court Cases
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Cybercrime
  • Legal Reforms
  • Policing
  • Education
  • Higher Education
  • Online Learning
  • Entertainment
  • Awards & Festivals
  • Celebrity News
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Health
  • Fitness & Nutrition
  • Medical Breakthroughs
  • Mental Health
  • Pandemic Updates
  • Lifestyle
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • Food & Drink
  • Home & Living
  • Politics
  • Elections
  • Government Policies
  • International Relations
  • Legislative News
  • Political Parties
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Middle East
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Cybersecurity
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Gadgets & Devices
  • Industry Analysis
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Motorsport
  • Olympics
  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Policies
  • Medical Research
  • Science & Environment
  • Space Exploration
  • Wildlife & Conservation
  • Sports
  • Tennis
  • Technology & Startups
  • Software & Apps
  • Startup Success Stories
  • Startups & Innovations
  • Tech Regulations
  • Venture Capital
  • Uncategorized
  • World News
  • Us & Canada
  • Public Health
  • Relationships & Family
  • Travel
  • Research & Innovation
  • Scholarships & Grants
  • School Reforms
  • Stock Market
  • TV & Streaming
  • Advertise with Us
  • Privacy & Policy
  • About us
  • Contact

© 2024 Todayheadline.co