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Astrophotography from West Texas

West Texas Astro

The Pinwheel Galaxy


  • Acquisition Details
    • Captured Date: June 2022
  • Location Information
    • Constellation: Ursa Major
    • Coordinates (RA,DA): 210.803,4.349
    • Pixel Scale: 2.06 arcseconds/pixel
    • Distance: 21.6 Million Light-years
  • Catalogue Designations
    • Messier: 101
    • NGC: 5457
  • Equipment Used
    • Mount: HEQ5
    • Telescope: Orion ED80T CF
    • Main Camera: ASI071MC

The Pinwheel Galaxy is a face-on, counterclockwise intermediate spiral galaxy located 21 million light-years from Earth 1

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