Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5471  ·  NGC 5477
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Galaxy M 101, Andre van Zegveld
Galaxy M 101
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Galaxy M 101

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Galaxy M 101, Andre van Zegveld
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Galaxy M 101

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Galaxy M101 - The giant spiral disk of stars, dust and gas is 170,000 light-years across — nearly twice the diameter of our galaxy, the Milky Way. M101 is estimated to contain at least one trillion stars. The galaxy’s spiral arms are sprinkled with large regions of star-forming nebulas. These nebulas are areas of intense star formation within giant molecular hydrogen clouds. Brilliant, young clusters of hot, blue, newborn stars trace out the spiral arms - Telescope: Orion Optics AG-16” Astrograph, f/3.8 F=1520 mm with 3” Wynne corrector & ASI6200 MC pro camera, 0.521”/px on Paramount ME - © André Van Zegveld, Mar 2023 “Eye in the Sky” telescope hosting, Spain

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Galaxy M 101, Andre van Zegveld