Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5422  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5474  ·  NGC 5477  ·  NGC 5485  ·  NGC 5486
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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Brooklyn
M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Brooklyn
M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy

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Imaged from my back yard on a cool spring evening, this object has always fascinated me. A face on spiral in the Ursa Major constellation, although large, has a low surface brightness. This image was more of a test of my new astrophotography filter from Orion.

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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Brooklyn