Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)

Here is the Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major. A gorgeous face-on spiral galaxy.

 

I recently captured this image from the backyard using a color camera and small telescope (Video: youtu.be/o8Q_GWXL9Gw)

 

3 Hours, 30-Minutes Total Exposure

 

Sky-Watcher Esprit 100 APO

Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro

ZWO ASI533MC Pro

Optolong L-Pro Filter

 

Acquistion in APT

Guiding with PHD2

 

Processing in DeepSkyStacker and Adobe Photoshop.

 

Thanks for looking. Clear skies!!

 

 

Done