Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  NGC 5471  ·  PGC 2468609  ·  PGC 2469762  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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M101 Magnificent Cosmic Vortex, Vitali
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M101 Magnificent Cosmic Vortex

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M101 Magnificent Cosmic Vortex, Vitali
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M101 Magnificent Cosmic Vortex

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Apparent size of M101 (NGC 5457, Arp 26) is almost the same as the full Moon. The galaxy barely fits in the field of view of my scope!

The data has been gathered during 23 nights in February-May 2022.

Photometric Color Calibration with F8V star as a white reference.

Enjoy!
Vitali

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M101 Magnificent Cosmic Vortex, Vitali

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