Whirlpool Galaxy in a Grove of Lime Trees
I was reading about Birr Castle in Ireland, the site at which the Lord Rosse telescope (biggest telescope of the 19th century) was built, and thought it interesting that they made an arboreal replica of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) with lime trees in the gardens there.
What a strange and so very novel idea this was. I wanted to find a sky cam/aerial view of the spirally oriented lime tree orchard galaxy, but, alas, could not find one. I did, however, find the below photograph of a sign giving an introduction to the gardens on Flickr:
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