Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  NGC 5471  ·  NGC 5477  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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M101 The Pinwheel galaxy, UlfG
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M101 The Pinwheel galaxy

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M101 The Pinwheel galaxy

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The Pinwheel galaxy is located 21 million lightyears away and is 170 000 lightyears across. It's size and shape is similar to the Andromeda galaxy.

For once I had the unusual case of sunday night, no clouds and a slight breeze that prevented all dew. A long dark night with exellent conditions gave me this image.

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M101 The Pinwheel galaxy, UlfG

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