Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5422  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5474  ·  NGC 5485
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Messier 101, Brice Fayd'Herbe
Messier 101
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Messier 101

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Messier 101, Brice Fayd'Herbe
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Messier 101

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Two good nights from my backyard (Bortle 5) for capturing the Pinwheel, wide field.

Messier 101 (M101), also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear.

The Pinwheel Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of 7.86 and lies at a distance of 20.9 million light years from Earth. It has the designation NGC 5457 in the New General Catalogue.

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Messier 101, Brice Fayd'Herbe