[AZ-Observing] M 101 from 5 Mile Meadow

Howdy all;

We had a chance to see showpieces in Dave Fredericksen's 32" f/4.7 at 5 =
mile
meadow.  I was captivated by a variety of them, but it is still Spring, =
so I
thought I would post the observation of a galaxy:

M 101  Dave's 32" f/4.7 5 Mile Meadow  S=3D7  T=3D9  great night

With the 35mm Panoptic at 170X the spiral structure is easy, there are =
three
sweeping spiral arms and all are very mottled.  The NGC HII regions are =
easy
and have smoother sheen to them than the rest of the spiral arm.  The =
core
is yellow and the arms are blue-white, you can see the difference =
between
Population I and Population II with your eyes.  In moments of good =
seeing
you can follow the dark lanes between the spiral arms in near the core.  =
A
great view of a great object.

Clear skies to us all;
Steve Coe


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