Galaxy M74 in Pisces

This galaxy is one of the faintest Messier objects with a surface brightness of 14.2. This is a face on Sc type spiral similar to M101. This galaxy lies at a distance of 30 million light years and has a diameter of about 80,000 light years.

Images taken with TEC-140 Telescope mounted on Losmandy G11 mount. Camera used was a Canon EOS20D used at prime focus.

Ten 3 minutes exposures dark and flat compensated, aligned and stacked, background removed and Digitaly Developed in ImagesPlus 2.10A.