Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4231  ·  NGC 4232  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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Messier 106, Alf Jacob Nilsen
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Messier 106, Alf Jacob Nilsen
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My first attampt on the large and stunning galaxy in Canes Venatici. A supermassive black hole has been found in its center. With a distance of some 25 million ly, the light that hit the chip was sent off from the galaxy 18-20 million years before the first Hominids walked the forests and plains of Africa. As a biologist I cannot resist such comparisons . The smaller NGC 4217 might be a companion to M106. A number of smaller and more distant galaxies are also visible in the photo....

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Messier 106, Alf Jacob Nilsen