Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5473  ·  NGC 5477
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Messier 101 - M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, DBPeel
Messier 101 - M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
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Messier 101 - M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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Messier 101 - M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, DBPeel
Messier 101 - M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
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Messier 101 - M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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Messier 101 (aka M101, The Pinwheel Galaxy) and surrounding starfield.  This is the result of my first attempt to combine OSC, RGB and H-alpha using multiple monochrome imaging platforms over several nights from my Bortle 4 backyard.

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Messier 101 - M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy, DBPeel