M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
Having a diameter of 170,000 light-years and estimated to contain at least one trillion stars, the M101 galaxy (also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy) is a large face-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major, estimated to be 21 million light-years away from Earth.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope
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Telescope
Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4
Camera
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Camera
CI-1-CMOS (QHY 600M Pro)
Location
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Location
IC Astronomy Observatory, Spain
Date of observation
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Date of observation
18 and 20 April, 2023
Filters
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Processing
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Processing
PixInsight, Affinity Photo, Topaz DeNoise AI
Credits
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Credits
Processing: Alan Daly | Data: Telescope Live
