Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  24 CVn  ·  82 UMa  ·  84 UMa  ·  85 eta UMa  ·  86 UMa  ·  Alkaid  ·  Benetnasch (ηUMa)  ·  IC 4263  ·  IC 4278  ·  IC 902  ·  IC 951  ·  M 101  ·  M 51  ·  NGC 5163  ·  NGC 5194  ·  NGC 5195  ·  NGC 5198  ·  NGC 5201  ·  NGC 5225  ·  NGC 5229  ·  NGC 5238  ·  NGC 5250  ·  NGC 5256  ·  NGC 5301  ·  NGC 5368  ·  NGC 5377  ·  NGC 5391  ·  NGC 5425  ·  NGC 5439  ·  NGC 5448  ·  And 12 more.
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Alkaid flanked by two famous Galaxies, astropical
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Alkaid flanked by two famous Galaxies

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Alkaid flanked by two famous Galaxies, astropical
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Alkaid flanked by two famous Galaxies

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The star Alkaid in the Big Dipper. The Whirlpool and Pinwheel galaxies are at the top and bottom left. They are appearing so small -- as they are, as compared with the Andromeda Galaxy. Samyang 135mm at f2 with LPF.

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Alkaid flanked by two famous Galaxies, astropical