THE PINWHEEL GALAXY - Face-on Spiral Galaxy - Deepsky 1560mm LRGB - Constellation Ursar Major (Thomas ArtOfPix Großschmidt)

THE PINWHEEL GALAXY - Face-on Spiral Galaxy - Deepsky 1560mm LRGB - Constellation Ursar Major

Revision title: THE PINWHEEL GALAXY - Face-on Spiral Galaxy - Deepsky 1560mm LRGBhA - Constellation Ursar Major

THE PINWHEEL GALAXY
- Face on Spiral Galaxy
- Deep Sky 1560mm LRGB
- Constellation Ursar Major

Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large spiral galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation. It is about 21 million light-years from Earth and is one of the brightest and most massive spiral galaxies in the Local Group of galaxies.
The Pinwheel Galaxy has a striking spiral structure characterized by extended spiral arms. They extend well around the bright central area and are filled with numerous young, massive stars, star-forming regions, and glowing gas clouds. The galaxy also has a relatively large and bright core.
About 170,000 light-years across, Messier 101 is one of the largest spiral galaxies known. It belongs to the classification of grand design spiral galaxies because its spiral structure is particularly clear and symmetrical.
The galaxy is also known for its high rate of star formation. Numerous regions of intense star formation are found in the spiral arms, where young, massive stars are forming. These stars radiate large amounts of energy and affect the environment by heating and ionizing gas and dust.

Telescope: Dream Aerospace Systems 16" f/3.75 Astrograph Reflector, 1508mm
Camera: FLI Proline 16803, Chroma Luminance (Clear)/Red/Green/Blue
Lights: per panel 31xluminance/16xred/12xgreen/15xblue per 600s Bin1x1
Location: Beryl, Utah USA (Utah Desert Remote Observatories)
Acquired image set taken by Insight Observatory, Image Processing - Thomas ArtOfPix Großschmidt

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Title: THE PINWHEEL GALAXY - Face-on Spiral Galaxy - Deepsky 1560mm LRGBhA - Constellation Ursar Major

Description: THE PINWHEEL GALAXY
- Face-on Spiral Galaxy
- Deepsky 1560mm LRGBhA
- Constellation Ursar Major

Messier 101, auch bekannt als die Feuerrad Galaxie, ist eine große Spiralgalaxie im Sternbild Großer Bär (Ursa Major). Sie ist etwa 21 Millionen Lichtjahre von der Erde entfernt und gehört zu den hellsten und massereichsten Spiralgalaxien in der Lokalen Galaxiengruppe.
Die Feuerrad Galaxie hat eine auffällige spiralförmige Struktur, die von ausgedehnten Spiralarmen geprägt ist. Sie erstrecken sich weit um den hellen zentralen Bereich herum und sind mit zahlreichen jungen, massereichen Sternen, Sternentstehungsgebieten und leuchtenden Gaswolken gefüllt. Die Galaxie besitzt auch einen relativ großen und hellen Kern.
Mit einem Durchmesser von etwa 170.000 Lichtjahren ist Messier 101 eine der größten Spiralgalaxien, die wir kennen. Sie gehört zur Klassifikation der Grand-Design-Spiralgalaxien, da ihre Spiralstruktur besonders deutlich und symmetrisch ist.
Die Galaxie ist auch für ihre hohe Rate an Sternentstehung bekannt. In den Spiralarmen finden sich zahlreiche Gebiete mit intensiver Sternbildung, in denen junge, massereiche Sterne entstehen. Diese Sterne strahlen große Mengen an Energie ab und beeinflussen die Umgebung, indem sie Gas und Staub aufheizen und ionisieren.

Beste Auflösung:

Teleskop: ATEO-1, Dream Aerospace Systems 16" f/3.75 Astrograph Reflector, 1508mm, Insight Observatory
Teleskop: AFIL-15 PlaneWave CDK 12.5 f/8
Kamera: FLI Proline 16803, Chroma Luminance/Red/Green/Blue
Kamera: ZWO ASI6200MM Pro, Chroma hAlpha 5nm
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME
Lights: 31xLuminanz/16xRot/12xGrün/15xBlau je 600s Bin1x1
Lights: 5xhAlpha je 600s Bin1x1
Standort: Beryl, Utah USA (Utah Desert Remote Observatories)
Erworbenes Imageset, aufgenommen von Muir Evenden & Craig Stocks, Imageedit - Thomas ArtOfPix Großschmidt

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