Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5477
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The Pinwheel, Richard S. Wright Jr.
The Pinwheel
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The Pinwheel Galaxy, as it's commonly, but unofficially called is cataloged as Messier 101. 21 Million light years away near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper, this is a gorgeous galaxy.

10 minute unguided images for a total of 10 hours of LRGB+Ha comprise this image. This is my first image from a new remote site some friends and I have gone in together on (as in we set it up, not we are just sharing the cost of a commercial setup).

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The Pinwheel, Richard S. Wright Jr.