Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5474  ·  NGC 5477
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Tom Wildoner
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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On May 2nd, 2014, I decided to take some photographs of Galaxy Messier 101 (or M101) in the constellation Ursa Major. It is also more commonly known as the Pinwheel Galaxy. I noticed that in the Starry Nights Pro software program that there were a number of New General Catalog (NGC) objects associated with this galaxy, especially in the spiral arms. The 29 minute stacked exposure is my first attempt to examine some of these associated NGC objects that are part of M101. I plan on adding addtional time to this as weather permits. Equipment: Canon T4i, 400mm lens, iOptron ZEQ25GT mount. Software: Starry Night Pro, Backyard EOS, DeepSkyStacker, ImagesPlus and Corel Paintshop Pro. Observation Location: 40.8978786 N,75.8921584 W

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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Tom Wildoner