Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5474  ·  NGC 5477
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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Henrique Silva
M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Henrique Silva
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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy distanced 21 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. At the right side of the image, the NGC 5474, is a dwarf galaxy also located 21 million light-years away

Technical details:

Telescope TS Super APO 80/500

EQ mount: SW EQ6-r guided ASI120MM

Camera: QHY163M

Filters: Baader neodymium | Optolong RGB

Frames:

L: 80x120s | G50/Off25| -15ºC

R,G,B: 30x90s | G50/Off25 | -15ºC (each channel)

Acquisition: Sharpcap; APT

Edition: PixInsight Core; PS

16/05/2020

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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, Henrique Silva