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The Pinwheel Galaxy M101, Oussama Achhab
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The Pinwheel Galaxy M101

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The Pinwheel Galaxy M101, Oussama Achhab
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The Pinwheel Galaxy M101

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Pierre Méchain, the discoverer of the galaxy, described it as a "nebula without star, very obscure and pretty large, 6' to 7' in diameter, between the left hand of Bootes and the tail of the great Bear. It is difficult to distinguish when one lits the [grating] wires." 
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