Messier 109 With the Star Phecda

[Davide Simonetti]

Messier 109 with the star Phecda in Ursa Major (γ Ursae Majoris). If you look carefully you can see other more distant galaxies in the image including - clockwise from Phecda: PGC 2446180; PGC 37239; PGC 37553 (at the bottom of the image); PGC 37621; and PGC 37700 (left of M109). 

024 x 300 second exposures at Unity Gain (139) cooled to -11°C
026 x dark frames
030 x flat frames
100 x bias frames (subtracted from flat frames)
Binning 1x1
Total integration time = 2 hours

Captured with APT
Guided with PHD2
Processed in Nebulosity, Lightroom and Photoshop 

Equipment:
Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer-150PDS
Mount: Skywatcher EQ5
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm Mini
Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI120MC
Imaging Camera:  ZWO ASI1600MC Pro
Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector
Light pollution filter

[domstar]

That's great. They go so well together and it really shows how faint the galaxy is. (I've only managed to see it once). Super image.