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M 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy, Monty Chandler
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M 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

Revision title: M 101 w/supernova 2023

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Title: M 101 w/supernova 2023

Description: M 101, or the Pinwheel Galaxy, has been in the news of late. A very bright supernova event has occured (star exploded). It happened 21 million years ago, but the light is just now arriving. When it first occured, the supernova was brighter than the core of the galaxy. Now, a month later it is about the same luminosity.
This image was captured using my RC8 telescope. Finally got a decent collimation. The learnings continue.

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M 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy, Monty Chandler