M109 The Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy - telescope processed image. This barred spiral looks like the Greek letter theta, with a bright central bar drawing in surrounding gas like a vacuum.

M109 The Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy - unprocessed image. Located ~83.5 million light-years away, it is widely considered the most distant object in the entire Messier catalog.

Last night decided to concentrate on observations of #Messier #galaxies. Here is #M109 #TheVacuumCleanerGalaxy. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur