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Observations of M101

Other names The Pinwheel Galaxy
NGC 5457
Arp 26
UGC 8981
PGC 50063

Object type Galaxy

RA 14h03m

Declination 54°20' N

Constellation Ursa Major

Further information

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Pinwheel Galaxy M101
Iain Cartwright
Obs 2023 May 24 – 00:14 UTC
Upload 2024 Oct 09 – 18:02 UTC

1 
1 
M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2024 Jul 27 – 15:45 UTC
Upload 2024 Jul 27 – 15:47 UTC

4 
3 
M101
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2023 Aug 17 – 23:02 UTC
Upload 2024 Jul 14 – 14:04 UTC

2 
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M101 - The Pinwheel Ga...
Callum Wingrove
Obs 2024 Jun 09 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Jun 12 – 15:51 UTC

3 
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M101 The Pinwheel gala...
Carl Frederick Hansen
Obs 2024 May 27 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2024 May 30 – 18:26 UTC

1 
2 
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2024 May 04 – 11:06 UTC
Upload 2024 May 29 – 19:19 UTC

5 
1 
Happy Birthday SN 2023...
Robin Leadbeater
Obs 2024 May 18 – 23:37 UTC
Upload 2024 May 20 – 00:27 UTC

6 
0 
M101 cropped LRGB-H-al...
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2024 May 09 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2024 May 13 – 15:30 UTC

2 
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M101 in luminance
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2024 May 09 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2024 May 13 – 15:24 UTC

5 
0 
SN2023ixf in M101
Gary Eason
Obs 2024 Apr 22 – 01:17 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 26 – 14:28 UTC

4 
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Pinwheel Ha & RGB ...
Dean Ashton
Obs 2024 Apr 21 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 26 – 12:23 UTC

4 
0 
M101 RGB
Simon Paul Davis
Obs 2024 Apr 16 – 21:30 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 23 – 15:26 UTC

6 
3 
Pinwheel Galaxy
Gary Eason
Obs 2024 Apr 22 – 01:17 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 23 – 14:21 UTC

2 
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M101
Charles Graham Taylor
Obs 2024 Apr 22 – 17:47 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 22 – 17:50 UTC

5 
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M101 (NGC5457)
Les Dickens
Obs 2024 Apr 10 – 02:35 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 22 – 16:10 UTC

3 
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M101 Whirlpool Galaxy
Carl Frederick Hansen
Obs 2024 Apr 07 – 23:30 UTC
Upload 2024 Apr 09 – 08:07 UTC

7 
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SN 2023ixf spectrum ev...
Robin Leadbeater
Obs 2023 Sep 25 – 19:47 UTC
Upload 2024 Feb 15 – 14:39 UTC

1 
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M101 with supernova 20...
Lars Lindhard
Obs 2023 Oct 16 – 20:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Oct 21 – 14:35 UTC

3 
0 
SN 2023ixf spectrum ev...
Robin Leadbeater
Obs 2023 Jul 20 – 01:26 UTC
Upload 2023 Sep 27 – 22:00 UTC

3 
0 
M101
Adam Rawlinson
Obs 2023 May 15 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Aug 11 – 21:58 UTC

2 
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M101 with Supernova SN...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2023 Aug 02 – 21:20 UTC
Upload 2023 Aug 04 – 09:33 UTC

7 
0 
SN 2023ixf spectrum ev...
Robin Leadbeater
Obs 2023 Jun 13 – 22:40 UTC
Upload 2023 Jul 23 – 17:26 UTC

6 
1 
Globular Clusters arou...
Dean Ashton
Obs 2023 May 21 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Jul 23 – 10:54 UTC

4 
0 
SN 2023IXF RVB Magnitu...
Mr Ian David Sharp
Obs 2023 Jun 29 – 13:52 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 29 – 14:00 UTC

5 
0 
M101 - March and May 2...
Steve Futcher
Obs 2023 May 28 – 07:23 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 21 – 20:42 UTC

4 
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SN2023ixf in M101
David Strange
Obs 2023 Jun 20 – 22:30 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 21 – 13:01 UTC

2 
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SN 2023 ixf
Padraig Houlahan
Obs 2023 Jun 16 – 06:06 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 17 – 20:09 UTC

2 
0 
Six observations of SN...
Paul G. Abel
Obs 2023 Jun 15 – 19:51 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 15 – 19:53 UTC

4 
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Spectrum of SN2023ixf ...
David Strange
Obs 2023 Jun 14 – 23:51 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 15 – 09:57 UTC

5 
0 
SN 2023ixf spectrum ev...
Robin Leadbeater
Obs 2023 May 27 – 22:11 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 14 – 14:48 UTC

8 
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SN2023ixf in M101 (NGC...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2023 Jun 11 – 22:39 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 12 – 15:59 UTC

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M101 & SN2023ixf
Dr Paul Leyland
Obs 2023 May 26 – 22:57 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 08 – 14:43 UTC

8 
2 
M101 Pinwheel galaxy w...
Martina McGovern
Obs 2023 May 24 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 07 – 18:16 UTC

2 
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M101 Pinwheel galaxy w...
Martina McGovern
Obs 2023 May 24 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 07 – 18:10 UTC

6 
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M101 and SN2023ixf
Dean Ashton
Obs 2023 May 22 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 06 – 11:27 UTC

6 
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SN SN2023ixf in M101
Pat Devine
Obs 2023 May 25 – 00:46 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 01 – 20:50 UTC

6 
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SN2023ixf
David Strange
Obs 2023 May 31 – 23:50 UTC
Upload 2023 Jun 01 – 13:41 UTC

8 
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Yet Another M101
Grant Privett
Obs 2023 May 26 – 23:30 UTC
Upload 2023 May 30 – 20:26 UTC

2 
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Super Nova 2023ixf in ...
Mike Foylan
Obs 2023 May 22 – 23:29 UTC
Upload 2023 May 30 – 20:04 UTC

3 
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SN 2023ixf in M101 (20...
David Briggs
Obs 2023 May 24 – 18:17 UTC
Upload 2023 May 30 – 18:21 UTC
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