Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4231  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106, Greg Funderburk
M106
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M106

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M106

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Messier 106 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 21 million light-years away from Earth.

I took this image over several nights and is the first processed image with the new PlaneWave L-350 mount and 12.5 CDK.

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M106, Greg Funderburk