Then, on April 18, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) and Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) will be high in the sky near the Big Dipper constellation! And as if that wasn't enough of a spectacle, on April 25 the ...

This month the Sky at Night is focusing all its attention on one object M51 aka The Whirlpool Galaxy. Sitting approximately 30 million light years from Earth, this spectacular spiral galaxy was ...