OBJECT:
M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy
DATE/LOC:
04/25/04 - Sante Fe, NM
EQUIPMENT:
C11 @ f6 / AO7 / ST-8XE
Astrodon TruBalance RGB Filters
EXPOSURE:
LRGB (270 : 60 : 60 : 60)
DESCRIPTION:
The Pinwheel Galaxy located in Ursa Major is approx. 24 million ly distant and it's diameter 170,000 ly across making it one of the largest disk galaxies.

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