Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4217  ·  NGC 4226  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M 106 and friends on the invisible seesaw, Earle Waghorne
M 106 and friends on the invisible seesaw
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M 106 and friends on the invisible seesaw

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M 106 and friends on the invisible seesaw, Earle Waghorne
M 106 and friends on the invisible seesaw
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M 106 and friends on the invisible seesaw

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This view of the larger M 106 balanced by NGC 4217 and the four colorful stars reminds me of children on a seesaw. It is one of those images that pretty much frames itself and it fits perfectly into the FOV of the Quattro 8.

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M 106 and friends on the invisible seesaw, Earle Waghorne