Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5422  ·  NGC 5443  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5474  ·  NGC 5475  ·  NGC 5485
Pinwheel Galaxy, Wade_L_Smith
Pinwheel Galaxy
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Pinwheel Galaxy

Pinwheel Galaxy, Wade_L_Smith
Pinwheel Galaxy
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Pinwheel Galaxy

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The Pinwheel Galaxy - M101, about 27 million light years from Earth, located in the constellation Ursa Major.

Camera - Canon T6i (full spectrum by Gary Honis)

RGB-21 light frames x 10min = 3 hours 30min

Darks - 15

Bias - 250 @ 1/4000th

Flats - 15

Stacked in DSS, processed in PS and LR.

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Pinwheel Galaxy, Wade_L_Smith