Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106, Patrick Graham
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M106

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M106

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This interesting intermediate spiral is approximately 23 million years from Earth. Although my camera/scope combination was not ideal, I was still able to coax some Ha data detaling the star forming regions in the arms of the galaxy with just a OSC camera. Just visible is the distant NGC 4248 spiral. It's photons travelled 53 million light years!

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M106, Patrick Graham