M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

M101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a type Sc spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Ursa Major.
The core of M101 is considerably off-center and is located approximately 27 million light-years from Earth.

Image acquisition and processing information

Date: May 25th, and 26th 2025
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 14" telescope at F11
Mount: Astro-Physics AP-1200 GTO CP3
Camera: ZWO ASI-2400 MC Pro one-shot-color camera
Guiding: Innovations Foresight Full Frame On-Axis Guider ONAG XM, Camera: ASI-294MC Pro
Exposures: 177 three-minute exposures (unity gain)
Image acquisition and guiding: ASIAIR Plus

Image processing Software: PixInsight v. 1.8.9-2