Imaged in LRGB with the 1 meter ASA AZ1000 telescope at  Observatorio El Sauce, Chile.

This data was a challenge processing because it was exceptionally dirty.  Many hot pixel groupings and much worse, bands in each color at different angles.
Hopefully I have removed most traces of these.

NGC 3981, also known as ARP 289, is about 65 million light years from Earth, but even at that great distance it is considered a neighbor of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. The large stars in the image’s foreground are stars in the Milky Way. Because NGC 3981 is inclined towards Earth, astronomers are able to look right into the center of the galaxy. The bright center of the galaxy is dominated by a super-massive black hole (SMBH). The image shows the vast and delicate-looking spiral arms of the galaxy, which are star-forming regions full of dust. The disc itself is lit up with a host of hot young stars.

NGC3981 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Corvus constellation. NGC 3981 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its B magnitude of 11.75, NGC 3981 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.

NGC 3981 is an unbarred spiral galaxy located 65 million light-years away in the constellation of Crater. It was discovered on February 7, 1785, by William Herschel.
NGC 3981 is a member of the NGC 4038 Group which is part of the Virgo Supercluster.
(Wikidepia)