M101 the Pinwheel galaxy
Companion galaxy NGC 5474 (dwarf galaxy) lower right to m 101 and NGC 5422 upper left (galaxy)
Constellation: Ursa Major
~24 million light years distant
Taken May 25 and 26, 2012
Ocala, FL
PS CS5
Orion 80mm EON
Orion 80mm guide scope with SSAG
QSI 683ws with Astrodon Generation 2 LRGB filters
Luminance 4min subs x27
Red 6min x3 and 8min x3
Green 6min x3 and 8min x3
Blue 6min x3 and 8min x3
Losmany G-11 with Gemini II
Link to last years image