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  ·  NGC 5477  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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The PinWheel Galaxy M101, Joseph Buchanan
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The PinWheel Galaxy M101

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The PinWheel Galaxy M101

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The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is a giant spiral galaxy spanning over 170,000 light years. Discovered in 1781 by Pierre Mechain, M101 is located 25 million light years away from earth in the constellation Ursa Major. This image was made from 3 hours worth of images taken with Orion ED80T on AVX mount and ZWO 183MC Pro camera.

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Description: updated with 2 more hours of data.

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Description: 7 hours of data on M101 - processed to show color a little more.

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The PinWheel Galaxy M101, Joseph Buchanan