Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4231  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106 RC8, Herbert W Hamber
M106 RC8
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M106 RC8

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M106 RC8, Herbert W Hamber
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M106 RC8

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Description

M106 Galaxy

iOptron (GSO) Ritchey-Chretien 8-inch reflector on Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro mount, Risingcam Sony IMX571 camera.

Natural color, no filters.

Total time  109 min, 10sec subs

No guiding, no apps, no gadgets, optical polar alignment. No added or removed stars, no re-colored stars, no re-shaped stars.

Images stacked in DSS and minimally edited in Gimp.

At the University of California Steele/Burnand Desert Research Center (SBDRC) in Borrego Springs, Calif.

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M106 RC8, Herbert W Hamber