Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5368  ·  NGC 5422  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  NGC 5471  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5474  ·  NGC 5477  ·  PGC 214207  ·  PGC 214224  ·  PGC 2435292  ·  PGC 2435590  ·  PGC 2436444  ·  PGC 2439022  ·  PGC 2439146  ·  PGC 2440489  ·  PGC 2441793  ·  PGC 2442730  ·  PGC 2446697  ·  PGC 2447141  ·  PGC 2447504  ·  PGC 2447560  ·  And 123 more.
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M101, Torben van Hees
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Went to a darker site over the weekend but with family the larger scopes would not fit, so I took the 60mm. Not many targets up there currently for that widefield scope, but I think M101 swims nicely in this sea of stars and small background galaxies.

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M101, Torben van Hees

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