Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

"The outlying regions around the Southern Pinwheel galaxy, or M83, are highlighted in this composite image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer and the National Science Foundation Very Large Array in New Mexico."

Image and information from NASA.

Pinwheel Galaxy M101 © cosmic_background

Messier 101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

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The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) and NGC 5477 (left) // Daniel Govic

Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)

6/9/2022

Taken with: Celestron AVX mount and EdgeHD 800 optical tube, Celestron OAG, ZWO 174mini guide camera, ZWO ASI294 MC Pro camera

180s x 15 Exposures

Controlled With: Hand Control, ASIAIR Plus

Process: ASI DeepStack, Photoshop for noise reduction and contrast increase, Lightroom for color correction and dehazing

Lunar Galaxy - Tridgeon

Name: Pinwheel Galaxy

Nickname(s): Pinwheel, Pin, or PG

Gender: Agender

Pronouns: They/them or stell/stells

Assigned Area: Daycare

Orientation: Demiromantic asexual

Height: 6'2"

Appearance: The tallest of the daycare trio, Pinwheel is distinguished from Sun and Moon by their sandy-colored (#e6cdb9) face and white, curvy ray-like extensions resembling a pinwheel (of which they have six). These curvy extensions are not retractable like Sunbeam's rays, but they are capable of spinning around much like a pinwheel toy. Their eyes are pale pink (#ffd2db) in color, and they wear royal purple (#7851a9) puffy pants with a yellow (#ffffa7) wide herringbone pattern. On their wrists they have one dark blue wristband with a bell on it, and on their other wrist a red ribbon. Pinwheel has sharp teeth but is always careful to keep them hidden, as well as a bushy black tail with a white tip like a silver fox. They also have fluffy black legs that end in four-toed fox paws, complete with paw pads.

Personality: Pinwheel has the unfortunate habit of being able to sneak up on people without meaning to, as they are used to keeping out of the way. They don't speak much, but their stature and sharp teeth allow them to at least pull off intimidation when it's needed. They're not quite as sociable as Sunbeam but also not as shy as Moonbeam when it comes to meeting others; instead, they prefer to observe for a while. When they feel they have a decent grasp on a person's character, they will either approach and try to make conversation or choose to stay away from that individual. While they do enjoy playing with the kids that come to the daycare, they do need breaks from time to time. Luckily, Pinwheel was not built to be inhibited by either darkness or light; they can be up regardless of whether the lights are on or off rather than having to go into sleep mode. This has led to Pinwheel needing frequent naps and having a rather messy sleep schedule.

Pinwheel galaxy (m101)

Géminis Norte vuelve al cielo con una imagen deslumbrante de una supernova en la Galaxia Molinete

El telescopio Gemini North, la mitad del Observatorio Internacional Gemini operado por NOIRLab de NSF, regresó de una pausa de siete meses literalmente con una explosión, ya que capturó las espectaculares consecuencias de una supernova, una estrella masiva que explotó en el gran, Cara a cara, espiral Pinwheel Galaxy (Messier 101). La supernova, denominada SN 2023ixf (abajo a la izquierda), fue…

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The Gemini North telescope turned its gaze toward the Pinwheel Galaxy, offering a crystal-clear view of a new supernova discovered in May 2023 ♥ https://www.space.com/new-supernova-photo-pinwheel-galaxy-noirlab?

M101 (the Pinwheel Galaxy)

20x60s exposures

The new supernova is visible as the brightest star in the galaxy, at 12 o'clock from the galactic core. It will continue to brighten over the next few weeks.

This is the second supernova in this galaxy in 12 years, when these typically only happen once a century or so.

The Pinwheel Galaxy, M101 // Matthew Davidson

And the winner is...

the Pinwheel Galaxy!

Pinwheel galaxy

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