January 7, 2017
Near Ajo, AZ
M101 and at least seven other galaxies. M101 is a large galaxy. M101 is about the size of our Milky Way Galaxy, approximately 170,000 light years in diameter. It is about 21,000,000 light years from our planet.
M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy
January 7, 2017
Near Ajo, AZ
M101 and at least seven other galaxies. M101 is a large galaxy. M101 is about
the size of our Milky Way Galaxy, approximately 170,000 light years in diameter.
It is about 21,000,000 light years from our planet.