Barred spiral galaxy, M109 in Ursa Major

Several other galaxies are visible in the background.

This is the first of a series of images taken during several clear nights last week.

13 x 4-minute, manually guided exposures at f/4 and ISO 1600. Modified EOS 600D & Revelation 12" Newtonian reflector telescope.

Registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; curves adjusted in Canon Photo Professional; noise reduction via Cyberlink PhotoDirector.

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