Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
M106, mr1337
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M106

M106, mr1337
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M106

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This image was an exercise in patience and pulling out every trick I could find to fix bad calibration. Honestly surprised I could use it at all after bumping the filter wheel a few times during acquisition and not having proper flats. The H-alpha data is pretty neat though with these strange arms curling out of the galaxy seemingly perpendicular to the primary disk of material. Thought it was important to share though as a reminder that good flats can make or break your project.

Captured over 9 evenings in February and March 2022.

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M106, mr1337

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Broadband under Bortle 7/8/9