Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  HD122149  ·  HD122471  ·  HD122865  ·  M 101  ·  NGC 5422  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  NGC 5471  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5474  ·  NGC 5477  ·  NGC 5484  ·  NGC 5485  ·  NGC 5486  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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THE PINWHEEL GALAXY (M101), Drew Evans
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THE PINWHEEL GALAXY (M101)

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THE PINWHEEL GALAXY (M101), Drew Evans
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THE PINWHEEL GALAXY (M101)

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THE PINWHEEL GALAXY (M101)

Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major in the M101 Group of galaxies. M101 is 21,000,000 light years away from Earth.

OTA: William Optics FLT 132 Triplet Refractor with Flat7A 0.8x Reducer/Flattener
Mount: Celestron CGX-L
Camera: ZWO ASI2400MC Pro
Gain: 158
Cooling Temperature: -10 degrees celsius

Filter: Optolong LPro Filter

Night 1 = 29 x 300s
Night 2 = 69 x 300s
Night 3 = 42 x 300s
Total = 140x x 300s = 11.6 hours

Auto-guiding: ZWO ASI174MM Mini and ZWO M48 OAG-L
Control: ZWO ASIAIR Pro
Calibrated in Astro Pixel Processor with darks and flats
Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom

Location: Bortle Class 4 skies near downtown Flagstaff, Arizona

#astrophotography #astronomy #space #galaxy #M101

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THE PINWHEEL GALAXY (M101), Drew Evans