M109
Notes:
This galaxy is about 41 million light years away in Ursa Major. This galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy. Also known as NGC3992, this galaxy was discovered in 1781 by Pierre Méchain.
Telescope:
C11
Mount:
MI-250
Camera:
SBIG ST-10XME
Filters:
Astrodon LRGB
Dates:
February 19-23, 2007
Exposure:
Lum=22x6min (132mins), RGB=6min each, 25 Green, 25 blue, and 20 red subexposures for 552 minutes (9.2hrs) total at -30C