Thank you for sharing your photos - this is exactly what this project is all about! :-)
M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy.
A spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.
It is about 70% larger in size than the Milky Way.
Discovered on March 27, 1781.
Distance: 27 million light-years.
Diameter: 170,000 light-years.
Apparent dimensions: 27' × 26'.
About 10 more galaxies can be found in the photo.
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