Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  NGC 5471  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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M101, Featuring Supernova SN 2011fe, wadeh237
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M101, Featuring Supernova SN 2011fe

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M101, Featuring Supernova SN 2011fe

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This is an image of M101 in the constellation Ursa Major.

I captured this one at the 2011 Oregon Star Party. M101 was not on my target list prior to the star party - until a bright supernova, SN 2011fe, was discovered. It is the bright, blue star on the left side of the galaxy.

The equipment was as follows:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT6RC

Camera: SBIG ST-10XME with Astrodon Gen 1 filters

Mount: Celestron CGE

Guiding: QHY 5L-ii with TS Thin OAG

Capture Software: MaxIm/DL, FocusMax, CCDAutoPilot

Processing: CCDStack2, Photoshop

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M101, Featuring Supernova SN 2011fe, wadeh237