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Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), Don Alm
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Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)

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Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)

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I captured an image of this grand design spiral galaxy in April 2022. This galaxy is about 27 million light years away, and it is about 170,000 light years across (almost twice the size of our Milky Way galaxy). You can find this galaxy near the handle of the Big Dipper.

This image is a combination of 359 30-second exposures taken on April 25th, 26th, and 27th. The total exposure time for this image is just under 3 hours.

Total Integration Time: 2 hours, 59 minutes (359 frames)
Focal Length: 300mm
Exposure Length: 30 seconds
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 800

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Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), Don Alm

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