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moonshinegnomie

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Thu Feb 26, 2026, 02:59 PM Thursday

M101 the pinwheel galaxy [View all]

this is the pinwheel galaxy,a galaxy about 3x the size of the milky way containing about 1 trillion stars. the galaxy is about 22 million light years away

15 hours of exposure time over 2 nights

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M101 the pinwheel galaxy [View all] moonshinegnomie Thursday OP
Thank you for this wonderful exposure! ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Thursday #1
Awesome. LoisB Thursday #2
moon! I'm sure someone sometime has asked HAB911 Thursday #3
heres how i do it moonshinegnomie Thursday #4
Amazing dedication HAB911 22 hrs ago #5
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