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The Mighty Big Dipper, Rogelio Bernal Andreo

The Mighty Big Dipper

The Mighty Big Dipper, Rogelio Bernal Andreo

The Mighty Big Dipper

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Here is a 24 panes mosaic image covering the vast area "taken" by the well known Big Dipper in Ursa Major, possibly the highest resolution image of this famous asterism taken - so far - by an amateur. Browse the high-res version (7000 pixels wide) and look for famous galaxies such as the Whirpool or the Pinwheel galaxy, and other smaller targets such as the Owl nebula (hint: it looks a bit like "earth" in this image), M108 and other celestial objects.

If you're up for it and know where to look, you can even try to find much challenging objects such as Hickson 50 (it is there, just not an easy catch, and when you find it, it's just a blur!)

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The Mighty Big Dipper, Rogelio Bernal Andreo