M108

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This spiral galaxy is seen almost edge on. Also known as NGC 3556, it is found in the constellation Ursa Major, and has a magnitude 10.0 and size 8 by 1 arc-minutes. It is 45 million light years distant.

A composite of three 1 minute exposures taken with the 12" LX200 and 416XT CCD at f/3.3 in my driveway.