Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4226  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106, Richard S. Wright Jr.
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M106

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M106

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Messier 106, shot at the Winter Star Party 2014 in the Florida Keys. M106 is a good sized target for short or medium focal length instruments. It's just over 20 million light years away and has a great deal of detail and structure to study. The core is very bright and rich in details, but there is also a large extended area of fainter stars making up the outer edge.

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M106, Richard S. Wright Jr.