45 minute exposure taken with Fuji Superia 400 film.
5" f/5 refractor, prime focus.
NGC 6744 is a bright, large and beautiful face-on, spiral galaxy in Pavo. In an 8" telescope it is easily visible as large, moderatly bright patch of light with a bright centre. Undoubtably NGC 6744 would be widely known if it were visible to northern hemisphere observers. For comparison, it is larger and brighter than NGC 2903 in Leo.