Pinwheel Galaxy (M 101)

Astrophotography · June 22, 2026

Pinwheel Galaxy

Shot with my travel observatory →

Target
M 101
Type
Galaxy
Date
June 22, 2026
Telescope
Photron RC6 (6″ Ritchey–Chrétien) on a hypertuned Celestron AVX
Camera
ZWO ASI294MC Pro (guiding: ASI224MC + William Optics 50 mm)
Total integration
10.8 h

A face-on spiral about 21 million light-years away in Ursa Major, nearly twice the Milky Way’s diameter. Its arms are lopsided from past encounters with neighboring galaxies, and they are dotted with pink star-forming regions.