Observation by Adam Rawlinson: M109 - another barred spiral

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Adam Rawlinson

Observer

Adam Rawlinson

Observed

2024 Apr 10 - 21:00

Uploaded

2024 May 01 - 21:03

Objects

M109

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h58^m
Dec: +53°20'
Position angle: +14°24'

Field size

1°11' × 0°57'

Equipment

SX Trius 694 Colour
Skywatcher EQ6 - pier mounted
StellaLyra 200RC OTA

Exposure

2500secs

Location

Sandhurst Kent UK

Target name

M109

Title

M109 - another barred spiral

About this image

M109 is a lovely sight. This image suffered from the nearby very bright Gamma Ursa Major (Phecda) getting the better of my humble optics as well as poor seeing with high haze ! I like the pretty diffraction patterns!

With higher power in the 8" RC the strucutre was great visually without the star in the field.

So M109 is great example of a barred spiral, and seen here is the extent by which the central region of the galaxy has been hoovered up by the bar. Lots happening here with gas being concentrated into the central core.

Lots of other small fuzzies in the image too

Files associated with this observation

M109-2500--stretched-processed.jpg (459.9 kB)

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