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M 109 GALAXY on 2024-02-04,06,13,14

M 109, or Messier 109, is a member of a group of roughly 80 galaxies known as the Ursa Major Galaxy Cluster and located within the constellation Ursa Major. M 109 is a barred spiral galaxy and is home to about one trillion stars. The galaxy is approximately 60 million light-years away from the Earth.

WIDE FIELD VIEW

M 109 GALAXY on 2024-02-04,06,13,14

In this Wide Field View of M 109 there are more than 35 additional tiny galaxies. Zoom in, and see if you find at least 35 of them?

This photo was taken in Kyle, Texas through a 6-inch f/4 Telescope, on a Sky-Watcher EQ6-R mount, with a ZWO ASI533MC PRO color camera. The processing was done with PixInsight. The total image acquisition time is: 13 hrs 27 min 00 sec.

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OBJECT = M 109
TELESCOPE = 17.5 inch f3.23
CAMERA = ST-7E 
OBSERVER = Rusty Fletcher 
LOCATION = Fort McKavett, Texas 
DATE (Yr-Mo-Dy) = 2007-03-18
TIME (UT) = 5:14:57
IMAGES STACKED = 12
INDIVIDUAL EXPOSURES = 60 sec.
TOTAL EXPOSURE TIME = 720 sec.

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