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M106 wide field, gturgeon
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M106 wide field

M106 wide field, gturgeon
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M106 wide field

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Here is a shot of M106 and surrounding area. I drove around 30 min outside of town to darker skies and shot about 4.5 hours LRGB. Note for aesthetics I created diffraction spikes on the larger stars. Its not for everyone but I like the effect they give.

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M106 wide field, gturgeon