The barred spiral galaxy M109 in Ursa Major

Galaxy · Ursa Major

The barred spiral galaxy M109 in Ursa Major
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About the Object

M109 is a nice, bright and large extragalactic object and kind of the proto type of a spiral galaxy. However, imaging (and in particular processing) it is not easy owing to Phecda, a 2.4 mag binary star fairly nearby.

Observation Notes

Data taken on 2022 April 2nd, 11th, and 12th

Technical Details

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