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M106 wide field, Dan
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M106 wide field

M106 wide field, Dan
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M106 wide field

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This is one of the only galaxies I've ever imaged.  Because I've only ever had wide field scopes, and because I live under severely light-polluted (white zone) skies, I usually just hibernate during galaxy season.  This year I was determined to not let the season go to waste, so I pointed my Epsilon at M106 given its relative brightness and size.  I was quite happy with the results!  With today's gradient removal and noise reduction methods, plus some good old fashioned masking, the background can easily be managed.  The outer spiral arms are still pretty noisy but I don't care much as this is intended to be a wide field image.

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M106 wide field, Dan