Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5477
M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Mattes
M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Mattes
M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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78 Light / 43 Flat / 42 Dark

The Pinwheel Galaxy has twice the mount of stars compared to the milky way galaxy. Its spiral arms are asymmetrical due to the gravitational forces of its companion galaxys that also trigger intense star formation in the so called H II regions.

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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Mattes

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