Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5471
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M101 - 4/23/23, Ed Dixon
M101 - 4/23/23
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M101 - 4/23/23

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M101 - 4/23/23, Ed Dixon
M101 - 4/23/23
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M101 - 4/23/23

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First cut at an image of M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major.  Taken at home on 4/23/23 at 1:16 AM with an iOptron RC6 scope, ZWO ASI2600MC camera, and riding on a HEM27 mount.  Image was the result of 21 five minute exposures at a gain of 105.  Stacked and processed with Pixinsight, and edited with WIndows and Apple edit.

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M101 - 4/23/23, Ed Dixon