Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5471
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Messier 101 -  The Pinwheel Galaxy, Gordon Hansen
Messier 101 -  The Pinwheel Galaxy
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Messier 101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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Messier 101 -  The Pinwheel Galaxy, Gordon Hansen
Messier 101 -  The Pinwheel Galaxy
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Messier 101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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This image of the Pinwheel Galaxy Messier 101/ NGC5457 is the result of a project under taken by the Plymouth (Michigan) Astrophotography Club in June 2022. Images were acquired by four members of the club: Jim Renard, Mike Rousseau, Gordon Hansen, and Dale hollenbaugh. The data was collected using each of the members equipment. Four different telescopes, four unique cameras, from four locations: three in the Detroit area and one in the northern part of Michigan's lower penninsular. A total of 45 hours of integration time was accumulated. Three of the cameras were single shot color and one monochrome (luminance only). The data was processed by Gordon Hansen.

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Messier 101 -  The Pinwheel Galaxy, Gordon Hansen