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M106
Object
Imaging
Processing
Object type
Size
Magnitude
Constellation
Distance
Size
Magnitude
Constellation
Distance
Galaxy
18.6' x 7.2'
8.3
Canes Venatici
8 Million light years
18.6' x 7.2'
8.3
Canes Venatici
8 Million light years
Date
Location
Telescope
Mount
Camera
Guiding
Binning
Exposures
Total Time
Location
Telescope
Mount
Camera
Guiding
Binning
Exposures
Total Time
2013 March-April
Pleasantville, NY
Hyperion 12.5" Astrograph
MI-250
FLI ML-16803
ST-402 - OAG
1 x 1
Luminance: 48 x 10-min frames
Color: B 5x10', G 10x10', R 9x10'
12 hours
Pleasantville, NY
Hyperion 12.5" Astrograph
MI-250
FLI ML-16803
ST-402 - OAG
1 x 1
Luminance: 48 x 10-min frames
Color: B 5x10', G 10x10', R 9x10'
12 hours
Acquisition with CCD Commander & MaxIm DL
Calibration with CCD Stack
Processing with PixInsight
Calibration with CCD Stack
Processing with PixInsight
Comments
The fainter object to the upper right of M106 is NGC4248, a 12.4 magnitude spiral galaxy believed to be a satellite of M106