Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5477
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Chris Alberts
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Chris Alberts
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs)[3] away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. Take in the remote observatory Drenthe, darkest place of the Netherlands.

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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy, Chris Alberts