Only had one fight go with this before and brought back memories of the bright star just out of the field of view, Phad.
Discovered by Méchain in 1781 and included as an afterthought by Messier two years later. It lies at a distance of over 80 million light years.
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| barred spiral galaxy m109 in ursa major 700d on gso203 46x4min @ ISO800 |