Exactly edge on, M102 or NGC5866 in some books, is a bright 10.7 magnitude SO spiral that is 6.4x2.8 arcmins in extent. The Wray Atlas only mentions its old yellow population of stars. Skiff mentions the 13th magnitude stars, and its lenticular shape visually. Notable is the visual absence of a nucleus.

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
CCD Camera:  SBIG ST7E w/Enhanced Cooling
Exposure:  LRGB = 70:20:20:20 (RGB Binned 2x2)
RGB Combine Ratio:  1: .95: 1.8
Filters:  RGB Tricolor
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FMHW = 2.5 arcsec, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  10 C
CCD Temperature:  -25 C
Processing:  Maxim DL, Photoshop, AIP4WIN, PW Pro.