NGC 3109 - Galaxy

254 subs at 90 seconds each – 1000 ISO, Bortle 2 – 3

Taken over two nights – Total Data: 6 hours 35 minutes.

Celestron Origin.

Taken: West Taratahi Hall, Chester Rd, Masterton, NZ.

Monday 12th & Tuesday 13th May 2026

Stacked and processed in Siril

NGC 3109 is a small barred Magellanic type spiral or irregular galaxy around 4.35 Mly away in the direction of the constellation of Hydra. It was discovered by John Herschel on March 24, 1835 while he was in what is now South Africa.

NGC 3109 is generally considered a member of the Local Group, specifically as the dominant galaxy in its own small, outlying subgroup, though its status is sometimes debated due to its edge-of-group position.