Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 109  ·  NGC 3992
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M109 Barred Spiral Galaxy, Debra Ceravolo
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M109 Barred Spiral Galaxy

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M109 Barred Spiral Galaxy, Debra Ceravolo
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M109 Barred Spiral Galaxy

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I think this is one of the prettiest galaxies to image but it had its challenges. Located near the bright Big Dipper star Phecda ― the bottom corner of the bowl closest to the Dipper’s “handle” . I had to offset it in the acquisition and later crop the image a little as Phecda caused a lot of streaking in the top right corner. It is 60 million light-years away and belongs to the Ursa Major galaxy group. It hosts a trillion stars, many of which are young blue giants.

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M109 Barred Spiral Galaxy, Debra Ceravolo

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