Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5473
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M 101 & SN 2023ixf, gigiastro
M 101 & SN 2023ixf, gigiastro

M 101 & SN 2023ixf

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M 101 & SN 2023ixf, gigiastro
M 101 & SN 2023ixf, gigiastro

M 101 & SN 2023ixf

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Wide Field: all visible stars belong to our galaxy, 
except for...(mouseover, with spikes) one located in M 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, about 25 million light-years away. 
We see it shining like the brightest stars in the Milky Way, only because 25 million years ago 
it exploded as a supernova with an energy of unimaginable intensity. 
In a few weeks it will be invisible again to my telephoto lens, 
like all the other stars of M 101.

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M 101 & SN 2023ixf, gigiastro