Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  Benetnasch (ηUMa)  ·  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  Part of the constellation Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  The star 20CVn  ·  The star 24CVn  ·  The star 78UMa  ·  The star 83UMa  ·  The star Alcor (80UMa)  ·  The star Alioth (εUMa)  ·  The star Alkaid  ·  The star Mizar (ζUMa)  ·  The star κ2Boo
Eastern UMa & CVn: four Messier galaxies in five minutes, Marzo Varea
Eastern UMa & CVn: four Messier galaxies in five minutes, Marzo Varea

Eastern UMa & CVn: four Messier galaxies in five minutes

Eastern UMa & CVn: four Messier galaxies in five minutes, Marzo Varea
Eastern UMa & CVn: four Messier galaxies in five minutes, Marzo Varea

Eastern UMa & CVn: four Messier galaxies in five minutes

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A quick and dirty job even by my standards, such as they are.  Insets enlarged x4.
I find it slightly amazing that spiral structure can be seen, after a fashion, in M101 and M51 with 60 mm focal length and in just five minutes.

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Eastern UMa & CVn: four Messier galaxies in five minutes, Marzo Varea