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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_Galaxy Pinwheel Galaxy] @ Wikipedia - (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) - a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries.
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* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1608478274518228992 Post] @ Twitter (30 December 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1608478274518228992 Post] @ Twitter (30 December 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1507852419413204994 Post] @ Twitter (26 March 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1507852419413204994 Post] @ Twitter (26 March 2022)


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_Galaxy Pinwheel Galaxy] @ Wikipedia - (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) - a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries.


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Latest revision as of 07:14, 19 June 2023

Earliest known photograph of the Dart Board Galaxy.

The Dart Board Galaxy (Messier 101a) is a face-on dartboard-type galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Pseudo.

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Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

  • Pinwheel Galaxy @ Wikipedia - (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) - a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 and was communicated that year to Charles Messier, who verified its position for inclusion in the Messier Catalogue as one of its final entries.

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (30 December 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter (26 March 2022)