Observation by Peter Mulligan: M101

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Peter Mulligan

Observer

Peter Mulligan

Observed

2019 Apr 11 - 22:07

Uploaded

2019 Apr 12 - 16:49

Objects

M101

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 14^h03^m
Dec: +54°17'
Position angle: +99°54'

Field size

1°15' × 0°50'

Equipment

Skywatcher 200p on EQ5
Canon 1100D

Exposure

45-50sec, 800ISO

Location

Sheffield, UK

Target name

M101

Title

M101

About this image

M101 is a much larger stellar city than ours its diameter is about 170 thousand light years. Some estimates say that its stellar population is about one trillion!

Files associated with this observation

M101 INFO.jpg (1.9 MB)

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