Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5477
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M 101, Hannes Schmid
M 101
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M 101

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M 101

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The  M101 Galaxy, also known as Pinwheel Galaxy in UM. 
It is 21 Million LJ away and was discovered in 1791 by Pierre Méchain.

A wonderful face on Galaxy with wide spiral arms, somekind asymmetric, with rich areas of Ha-Regions.

This is a LRGB combination (did not make Ha-subs). I tried to develop the picture in a more subtle way, without exaggerating the colors.
Hope you like it.
CS.
Hannes

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M 101, Hannes Schmid