Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in April 2025: ... NGC 3628), the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), Bode's Galaxy (M81) and the Cigar Galaxy ...

A star in the Pinwheel Galaxy has exploded into a new supernova that was confirmed in May 2023. Here's how to see it for yourself in the night sky.

Astronomers and amateurs alike are excited about a new star explosion visible in small telescopes. The new supernova popped into visibility on May 19 in the Pinwheel Galaxy, (also designated as ...

A star exploded as a supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy in Ursa Major, Sky and Telescope reports. It’s bright enough to see with a small telescope.

Astronomers discovered a star explosion, called a supernova, in the Pinwheel galaxy, also known as "M101." The dramatic cosmic event is visible with a telescope. Here's how to see it.

The iconic Pinwheel Galaxy, located 25 million light-years away. Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, K. Kuntz ... My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, ...

My telescope, set up for astrophotography in my light-polluted San Diego backyard, was pointed at a galaxy unfathomably far from Earth. ... "That's the Pinwheel galaxy," I said.

Astrophotographer Greg Hogan took this image on Jan. 18, 2016 from Kathleen, GA. Like many comets, Catalina has two tails, one made of dust and one of gas. The Pinwheel Galaxy, which is also known as ...

You can find the Pinwheel Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, commonly called the Big Dipper. Once you’ve located it, look for the two bright stars (Alkaid and Mizar) at the end of its handle.