Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 109  ·  NGC 3992
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Messier 109, and friends.  Celestron 8 at 1450mm, Mark C. Helton
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Messier 109, and friends. Celestron 8 at 1450mm

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Messier 109, and friends.  Celestron 8 at 1450mm, Mark C. Helton
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Messier 109, and friends. Celestron 8 at 1450mm

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I have been attempting to get the beautiful example of a barred spiral galaxy, for a few weeks now, but between the full Moon, and weather, it's been tough.  Last night I was finally able to get a good run of images.  What a great target.  it is approximately 67.2 million light years from Earth.  There are a lot of other galaxies in this image which are much further away.  That always blows my mind! We are time travelers!  Clear Skies
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Messier 109, and friends.  Celestron 8 at 1450mm, Mark C. Helton