Luminance only, 60 seconds subexposures, 10 stacked shots. FITS Liberator, GIMP. North is up; east is left.
M109 is slightly canted. It features a large, pronounced central bar. Large spiral arms with a bright core. Some foreground field stars. The left/east edge of the galactic disc seems less defined than the right. Is this what our galaxy looks like?
To the north-west, there seems to be a double with GSC 03833-0437 and GSC 03833-0436.
South, there's a small fuzzy comma. MCG 9-20-45 aka PGC 37621.
East, I see a medium-sized oval. MCG 9-20-48 aka PGC 37700.
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Pretty scant notes from Aug 2011.
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Wikipedia link: Messier 109.
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