2021 September 02 -  M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 02/09/2021

In today's image, we see M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. We see it as a grand spiral galaxy undergoing much start formation, possible because of gravitational interactions with the smaller galaxy just above it in the image. 

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