NGC2903

This the very first deep sky object I ever tried to image. It was in the late nighties. On film. It was just a small blob. The only difference between it and the stars around it was that it was more oval. I tried imaging it with a 6" newton, and it was a totally different thing. I could clearly see the spiral arms. It is truly a beautiful object. Using a 20" scope on a high location, gave stellar view (pardon the pun).
8x50 sec luminance, 4x40 sec R, G and B. Stacking in DSS. Processing in PS and Irfanview.