Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4217  ·  NGC 4226  ·  NGC 4231  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106 and neighboring galaxies, Randy Pfeiffer
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M106 and neighboring galaxies

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M106 and neighboring galaxies, Randy Pfeiffer
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M106 and neighboring galaxies

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This image was taken over four nights, Feb 12  through Feb 16 2024. An image set of 80-90 subframes per channel was culled based on SNR and star count to 61-62 frames per channel.  The image shows a gravitational distortion in M106, implying NGC4248 penetrated M106 near the top of its extent in the image. Many faint galaxies are visible when zoomed in, as well.

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M106 and neighboring galaxies, Randy Pfeiffer