This image of M101 is a single 10 minute exposure taken on June 27th, 1998 with my Meade LX200 10" F/6.3 telescope with a SBIG ST-8 and the new AO-7 Adaptive Optics.
RA (2000)
14:03.2
DEC (2000)
+54:21
Magnitude
7.7
Size
26.9 x 26.3 arc min
Constellation
Ursa Major
Other Name
NGC 5457
Distance
~ 23 million Light Years
Object Type
Sc I Spiral Galaxy
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