M101
Ursa Major 14H 3m  54° 21'
Magnitude: 7.9
Size: 29.8' × 26.9'
Distance: 17.5 million light-years
Best Month: June

Source: The Messier Objects

Image
Meade 8" SN LXD75
Meade Deep Sky Imager
(no IR filter)

8 hours RGB
(480 × 60-second exposures)

14 March 2005 – 9 April 2005
Cambridge, MA