Caldwell 101 (NGC 6744), Daniel Stern

Caldwell 101 (NGC 6744)

Caldwell 101 (NGC 6744), Daniel Stern

Caldwell 101 (NGC 6744)

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Caldwell 101 (NGC 6744), an intermediate spiral galaxy, is very similar to our own Milky Way, although it is about twice as large.  It has an elongated yellowish core with spiral arms littered with dust. It is one of the few large spiral galaxies in our galactic neighborhood. Similar to our Magellanic Clouds, it has a distorted companion galaxy, top left.  It is said that if you were a spectator looking from Caldwell 101 towards the Milky Way, the view would be much like ours looking at them.

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Caldwell 101 (NGC 6744), Daniel Stern