NGC 4939

Located around 150 million light years away in Virgo, NGC 4939 is spiral galaxy with unusually long thin arms and numerous star forming regions. The nucleus is active as it varies in intensity over short time scales.
Imaged in LRGB on our Planewave

CDK 1000 at Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.

Image Processing: Mike Selby and Mark Hanson

Enjoy, Mark and Mike