Check out my latest image of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), captured from home under a beautifully clear sky.
Tag: NGC 5457
Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major about 21 million light-years from Earth, reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in late April.
The Pinwheel Galaxy – One of the famous Galaxies for Spring evenings. I had to ignore moon to practise more in astrophotography.