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Messier 101
ASI1600

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Messier 101
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Name:	Messier 101
Nickname:	Pinwheel Galaxy
Object Type:	Spiral Galaxy
Constellation:	Ursa Major
Magnitude:	7.5
Object Size:	28.8 x 26.9
Comment:	NGC 5457
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Date Taken:	2020-05-25
Camera	ZWO ASI1600 (.72 arc-sec/pixel)
Exposure:	20 min
Telescope (Optics):	AstroPhysics 155mm (6.1 in) EDF f/7
Focal Length (FL):	1085mm
Field of View(FOV):	TBD
Mount:	MI-250 Mount, ZWO ASI290 Off Axis Guider
Quick Notes:	REPLACE_THIS (Dreyer translation)
Location:	Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida
More information:	Digging Deeper

Object Information:
This is a face-on spiral galaxy distanced 21 million light-years away and has a diameter of 170,000 light-years. By comparison, our Milky Way galaxy has a diameter of 100,000 light years. Estimated to contain 1 Trillion stars.
Found between the left hand of Bootes and the tail of the great Bear.

NGC 5477
Dwarf galaxy, this yellowish spiral galaxy is seen below in my image, Size: 1.4 x 1.1 Mag 14.6 20 Million light years away discover more

Technical Depths: REPLACE_THIS