Figure: M109, NGC3992

M109 is a type SBc barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. M109 is around 40 to 50 million light-years away in a loose galaxy grouping which includes M108 and possibly M106. This picture was created from observations using the T2KA CCD camera at the Kitt Peak National Observatory's 0.9-meter telescope in January of 1997.

Credit: NOAO/AURA/NSF

Downloadable pictures at various resolutions (see NOAO Conditions of Use) at:
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0611.html