Amateur astronomer captures detailed images of the Alligator and Whirlpool galaxies from his backyard observatory

The famous Whirlpool Galaxy Messier 51 is shown along with the smaller galaxy NGC 5195 at the top of the image. (Image credit: Dr. Michelle Hernandez Bayliss) Vermont astrophotographer Michelle Hernandez Bayliss captured stunning images of Messier 94, also known…