Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4231  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
Messier 106 and neighbors, JustinWall
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Messier 106 and neighbors

Messier 106 and neighbors, JustinWall
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Messier 106 and neighbors

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Was not easy to capture data on M106 this year. What I thought were a few few really clear nights turned out to be less so and the post-processing resulted in a real headache. Battling gradients and light clouds in the subs left me with less subs than planned and I probably should have been a bit more selective in what I kept, but the time came to finish it.

I've never shot this one and it's a really nice area with lots of star color and small and tiny galaxies in the field. Hoping for more cooperative conditions and dark nights before galaxy season slips away.

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Messier 106 and neighbors, JustinWall