Pinwheel Galaxy
This is the Whirlpool Galaxy one of two major galaxies visible in Ursa Major. It is about twice the size of our galaxy and 27 million light-years away. It is an archetypal spiral galaxy seen head-on. This is the first time I've managed to record this galaxy with any success. I'll post a wider-field view of this later.
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Pinwheel Galaxy
This is the Whirlpool Galaxy one of two major galaxies visible in Ursa Major. It is about twice the size of our galaxy and 27 million light-years away. It is an archetypal spiral galaxy seen head-on. This is the first time I've managed to record this galaxy with any success. I'll post a wider-field view of this later.
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Uploaded on May 17, 2009
Taken on May 17, 2009