Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461
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Pinwheel Galaxy M101, Herbert W Hamber
Pinwheel Galaxy M101
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Pinwheel Galaxy M101

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Pinwheel Galaxy M101, Herbert W Hamber
Pinwheel Galaxy M101
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Pinwheel Galaxy M101

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Pinwheel Galaxy M101

Picture taken with "out of the Amazon box" Celestron Nexstar 8se with Celestron F/6.3 reducer and Canon T6i (body bought used on Amazon).

No wedge, no gps, no wifi, no guiding, no filters, 110ac power cord, stock red dot finder, 3d printed bhatinov mask, standard three star alignment.

Exposure time is 10 sec x 168 = 28min at 1600iso.

Taken on a moonless night, May 31 2022, Borrego Spring California USA.

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Pinwheel Galaxy M101, Herbert W Hamber