This large face-on spiral galaxy would be a real showcase if not for its very low surface brightness. It is easy to find just off m Ursae Majoris. Cookbook 245 LDC camera was used on Celestron Ultima 8 SCT with f6.3 focal reducer. Telescope was autoguided with Cookbook 211 LDC camera on a piggybacked 500mm f8 telephoto lens. Color image was adjusted in Lab color space with Corel PhotoPaint 8.
North is to the right.