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M101 of Ursa Major

also NGC 5477 at 12 o'clock, NGC 5473 at 2 o'clock, NGC 5422 at 4 o'clock and MCG9-23-25 at 6 o'clock

Imaged April 10th at Marieth Observatory in central Oregon

Takahashi FSQ 106N, Takahashi EM 200 USD III

SBIG ST10XE

8x450sec Lum, 3x600R, 3x600G, 3x960B

CCDOPS, MaxIm, StellaImage III, Photoshop