| Object: | Messier 109 |
| Type of Object: | Barred Spiral Galaxy |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Date: | March 9 , 2007 |
| Time: | About 7:15PM to 12:30AM EST |
| Camera: | SBIG ST8XE |
| Scope: | Celestron C8 f/6.3 |
| Mount and Guiding: | Celestron CGE, Self Guided |
| Location: | East Northport, New York 11731 |
| Times: | Lum: 4 X 15min 1X1, RGB: 4 X 15 min 2X2 |
| Calibration: | MaximDL |
| Combining: | MaximDL |
| Processing: | RGB Combine in MaximDL Colorenhancments in Photoshop CS Background Gradient Removal in Photoshop CS |