Pinwheel Galaxy M101 is located in the constellation Ursa Major and is 25 million light-years from Earth. It is a large face-on spiral galaxy with over a trillion stars.
About the Image
This Photo of M101 was taken with and Esprit 120mm telescope and ZWO ASI585 camera at a dark sky site near Fox Park Wyoming. The total exposure time was over five hours with red green and blue filters and was take during June 2026.