M61, (NGC 4303) a spiral galaxy. Image above has been cropped and downsized for display. Click on image for full frame full resolution picture.
M61 is one of the larger galaxies in the Virgo cluster; its 6 arc minutes of diameter correspond to being about 100,000 light years across, similar to the diameter of our Milky Way galaxy. M61 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies, the nearest cluster of galaxies to us. Visible in M61, and common to many spiral class galaxies including our own, are a host of features like bright spiral arms, a central bar, dust lanes, and bright knots of stars. Visually its a 10th magnitude object with an apparent dimension of 5-6 arc minutes. It's about 60 million light years away from us. It can be located behind Leo, a little below the main group of galaxies there, about 4.5 degrees above the celestial equator.

10" F6.3 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope, Canon 300D camera at prime focus
Each photo, 600 sec, ISO 800
4 photos averaged together, then brightness, color, and contrast enhanced