Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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M101, Shailesh Trivedi
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M101

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M101

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M101 also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy is called a “grand design” spiral galaxy. Along the spiral arms numerous bluish spots with active star formation and red Hydrogen Alpha knots stand out. Some of these red knots contain the mass of more than 10 million Suns. Total of about 14 hours of exposure time.

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M101, Shailesh Trivedi