The Pinwheel Galaxy · Messier 101
26 Jan 2020 3 minute read 2 comments astrophoto
The Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101 & NGC 5457) is a spiral galaxy and it is about 24 to 27 million light years away from us. Seen from Earth, it is located in the constellation Ursa Major / Big Dipper / Big Bear and forms a triangle with the stars Alka...