M-101, (NGC 5457) The Pinwheel Galaxy, is a beautiful Type SAB Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major. The magnitude is 7.9v and is around 27 million light years distance, Image with a Skywatcher Esprit 120ED (first light), Meade LX850 EQ mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 24 - 300 second images stacked. Seeing 5/10 with high haze. Image3/8/2016