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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Chris Nowland
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Chris Nowland
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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My first galaxy image and I feel like I struggled. I captured this over the course of several nights, having to trash over 1.5 hours of frames due to satellites and planes (time to move???). Computer crashes during processing added to the headaches. I am happy with the final product but know I have so much more I can improve on. Enjoy...

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

Distance to Earth: 20.87 million light years

Radius: 85,000 light years

Magnitude: 7.86

Coordinates: RA 14h 3m 13s | Dec +54° 20′ 57″

Constellation: Ursa Major

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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Chris Nowland

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