Messier 51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) June 21, 2021October 14, 2021 Rupesh VargheseLeave a comment Messier 51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy is a face-on spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici located about 30 million light-years away from us. I took this in June over multiple times and was able to collect about 8 hours of data. Click here for more details.