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M101 – a galaxy too large
M101, also known to many sky enthusiasts as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is big, beautiful and... making troubles. Until recently, there were no radio observations of this galaxy at high frequencies that could provide a detailed view of its radio structure or give hints about its magnetic fields at smaller scales. The reason is that this galaxy is so large in the sky that it is difficult to be observed with radio interferometers.