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M101

M101

Object: M101
Constellation: Ursa Major
Distance: 17.5 Million Light-Years
Magnitude: 7.9
Comments: M101 is a classical spiral galaxy, and its far flung spiral arms radiate with billions of suns. For a more detailed description of M101, see Rob Gendler's essay HERE
Processed using Jim Misti's Data
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Processing: Processed using Photoshop CS

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Mount: Paramount ME
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Focuser: RCOS
Guiding: Internal
Filters: Tru-Balance LRGB 2"

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