This section is called 'Observational Astronomy', but at the moment I am in the midst of 'Non-Observational Astronomy' due to the weather (still!!).
Because I can't see anything outside here is a sketch I did tonight of the Whirlpool Galaxy M51 and it's companion NGC5195.
I sketched it from the photo in Aust Sky & Telescope July 2005, pages 40 & 41 and from memory of other pics of it.
Enjoy! (just pretend you are looking through an EP at it!)
