M101 Notes: The Pinwheel spiral galaxy in Ursa Major is about 27 million light years distant and magnitude 7.5. Taken with the f6.3 reducer. Telescope: C11 Mount: MI-250 Camera: SBIG ST-10XME Filters: Astrodon LRGB Dates: August 5-6, 2005 Exposure: 24x5min for 120 minutes total at -9C » NGC 6814