Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3181  ·  NGC 3184
NGC 3184: Little Pinwheel Galaxy, Ryan Caputo
NGC 3184: Little Pinwheel Galaxy
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NGC 3184: Little Pinwheel Galaxy

NGC 3184: Little Pinwheel Galaxy, Ryan Caputo
NGC 3184: Little Pinwheel Galaxy
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NGC 3184: Little Pinwheel Galaxy

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Here is the little Pinwheel Galaxy. It's a face-on spiral, just like the Pinwheel Galaxy....but smaller!

I really do need a larger aperture for this object. Six inches just isn't enough to give this object justice, and I struggled with the noise reduction, especially on the transition from the galaxy to background. I think it turned out alright, though.

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NGC 3184: Little Pinwheel Galaxy, Ryan Caputo