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Messier 101
Messier 101 is a spiral galaxy more commonly known as the Pinwheel Galaxy and can be seen within the Ursa Major constellation, otherwise known as the Big Dipper constellation. It was discovered by Pierre Mechain on March 27, 1781 and was then verified by Charles Messier as one of his final entries to his Messier Catalogue. As a spiral galaxy it is slightly unusual in the sense that it is viewed face-on from earth. The Pinwheel Galaxy is roughly 170,000 light years in diameter, which is comparable to the diameter of the Milky Way, and is 27 million light years away from earth. It can be observed using only a 3 inch telescope, and on dark moonless nights it can even be spotted with binoculars.
This image is the result of four separate images taken with different wave-lengths filters by the Stocker AstroScience ACE 24” telescope and then reduced and color combined by Bobby Martinez using MIRA Pro.
Messier 101
Messier 101 is a spiral galaxy more commonly known as the Pinwheel Galaxy and can be seen within the Ursa Major constellation, otherwise known as the Big Dipper constellation. It was discovered by Pierre Mechain on March 27, 1781 and was then verified by Charles Messier as one of his final entries to his Messier Catalogue. As a spiral galaxy it is slightly unusual in the sense that it is viewed face-on from earth. The Pinwheel Galaxy is roughly 170,000 light years in diameter, which is comparable to the diameter of the Milky Way, and is 27 million light years away from earth. It can be observed using only a 3 inch telescope, and on dark moonless nights it can even be spotted with binoculars.
This image is the result of four separate images taken with different wave-lengths filters by the Stocker AstroScience ACE 24” telescope and then reduced and color combined by Bobby Martinez using MIRA Pro.