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

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M106

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First Light Image with the CDK Telescope

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Scope: Planewave CDK12.5, 318mm, f/8, 2541mm

Camera: QHY268m (mode1, gain:56, offset:40)

Image Scale: 0.61 Arc-Seconds / Pixel

Mount: AP1100 GTO CP4

Guiding: QHY OAG, Lodestar, PHD2

Captured: NINA

Processed: Pixinsight

Location: Vancouver, BC

Lum: 199 x 120s

Red: 30 x 300s

Green: 29 x 240s

Blue: 27 x 240s

Total Integration Time: 12.9 hrs.

Messier 106 ( NGC 4258 ) spiral galaxy .

Distance 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth.

It contains an active nucleus classified as a Type 2 Seyfert, and a central supermassive black hole. A Type II supernova was also observed in 2014.

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