Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4217  ·  NGC 4220  ·  NGC 4258  ·  NGC 4346
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M106 in HaLRGB, Sponge
M106 in HaLRGB
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M106 in HaLRGB

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M106 in HaLRGB, Sponge
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M106 in HaLRGB

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An enjoyable galaxy season target despite my limited focal length! I was impressed at the detail resolved in the galaxy at this pixel scale, with star forming regions and clusters clearly visible. This wide field image allows for a wealth of background galaxies to be detected, most of which are hundreds of millions of light years away. I'd highly recommend panning around the image at 100% zoom!

The farthest object I found in this image was a quasar with redshift 3.815, meaning this light was emitted approximately 12 billion years ago, and that this quasar is now over 23.4 billion light years away!

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M106 in HaLRGB, Sponge