Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
M106 - Spiral Galaxy, Derryk
M106 - Spiral Galaxy
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M106 - Spiral Galaxy

M106 - Spiral Galaxy, Derryk
M106 - Spiral Galaxy
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M106 - Spiral Galaxy

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Description

M106, also known as NGC4258, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici located an estimated 23 million light-years away. The galaxy has a diameter of about 135,000 light-years.



Taken over multiple nights from February to June 2018 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 38 hours 30 mins (2310 mins)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT10RCT (FL2000mm f/8)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm LRGB & Hα 5nm

Guide: OAG-8300 with QHY5III174

Focuser: Moonlite CSL w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Astro-Physics AP1100GTO

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames:

Astrodon L: 147x300s

Astrodon R: 59x300s

Astrodon G: 62x300s

Astrodon B: 56x300s

Astrodon Hα: 46x900s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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M106 - Spiral Galaxy, Derryk

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