Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 109  ·  NGC 3992  ·  Phecda (γUMa)  ·  The star Phad
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Messier 109 widefield, William Maxwell
Messier 109 widefield
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Messier 109 widefield

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Messier 109 widefield, William Maxwell
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Messier 109 widefield

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I normally shy away from these widefields with galaxies since the galaxy itself seems so small, but there is a certain perspective of vastness that is lost when the galaxy fills the frame. This is still "zoomed in" here to some extent (320mm), but kind of puts a huge galaxy, once thought to be the entire universe, in perspective.

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Messier 109 widefield, William Maxwell

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