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The Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as NGC 5457.

Located 27 million light years from Earth, NGC 5457 (The Great Northern Pinwheel) is a huge spiral galaxy that stretches over 170 light years across and is seen in the direction of Ursa Major, also known as the Big Dipper.

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The Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as NGC 5457.

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Located 27 million light years from Earth, NGC 5457 (The Great Northern Pinwheel) is a huge spiral galaxy that stretches over 170 light years across and is seen in the direction of Ursa Major, also known as the Big Dipper.

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Album / R Jay GaBany/Stocktrek Images

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4440 x 4003 px | 50.8 MB

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37.6 x 33.9 cm | 14.8 x 13.3 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ASTRONOMY • ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY • BIG BEAR • BIG DIPPER = BIG BEAR = PLOW, THE = PLOUGH, THE • BIG DIPPER • BLUE • BRIGHT • CELESTIAL • COLOR IMAGE • COLOUR IMAGE • CONSTELLATION • COSMIC DUST • COSMOLOGY • FACE ON • GALACTIC • GALAXY • GLEAMING • HEAVENLY • HORIZONTAL • ILLUMINATED • M101 • MAJESTIC • MESSIER 101 • NGC 5457 • NIGHT • NO PEOPLE • OUTDOOR • OUTDOORS • OUTERSPACE • OUTSIDE • PHOTO • PHOTOGRAPH • PHOTOGRAPHY • PINK • PINWHEEL GALAXY • PLOUGH, THE • PLOW, THE • RADIAL • RADIANT • SHINING • SPACE (COSMOS) • SPACE • SPARKLING • SPATIAL • SPIRAL (SHAPE) • SPIRAL ARMS • SPIRAL GALAXY • SPIRAL • STAR FORMATION • STARFORMING • STARLIGHT • STARS • STELLAR • UNIVERSE • URSA MAJOR • VIEW FROM SPACE • WITHOUT PEOPLE • YELLOW