Messier 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy, Edward Sargisson

Messier 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

Messier 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy, Edward Sargisson

Messier 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

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Thought I would try my hand at a slightly smaller target - The pinwheel galaxy is located just off Ursa Major, 20.87 million light years away.

I absolutely love the colours it shows, even with an unmodified Canon 550!

The target itself starts off fairly close to a streetlamp near mine, so I have to give it an hour or so before imaging otherwise all I get is sodium... This does come as a benefit however as at this point in the year the target is fairly high in the sky.

This image is totally unguided so still requires some degree of lucky imaging. I guess a guide scope will be my next upgrade!

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Messier 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy, Edward Sargisson