Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5422  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5474  ·  NGC 5485
Messier 101 or Pinwheel galaxy, Gregor Vojščak
Messier 101 or Pinwheel galaxy
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Messier 101 or Pinwheel galaxy

Messier 101 or Pinwheel galaxy, Gregor Vojščak
Messier 101 or Pinwheel galaxy
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Messier 101 or Pinwheel galaxy

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For my first ever captured galaxy i decided for Pinwheel galaxy or M101 found by Pierre Mechain in 1781 and confirmed by the Messier in the same year and put it in his catalague. It's aprox. 20 milion light years away and 170 milion light years in diameter which is almost twice as larger then our Milky way. The most northern clearly visible galaxy is know as NGC 5485 which is classified as lenticular galaxy and is aprox. 90 milion light years away from earth.

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Messier 101 or Pinwheel galaxy, Gregor Vojščak