M 106


Click Image for full size view
Warning: Full size images can be very large
By
Catalog
Obj Type
Location
Date Taken:
Garrett
Messier 106
Galaxy
Mayhill, NM
02-17-2010
Description

 

Spiral galaxy M106 is located in Canes Venatici.It is about 25 MLY away and about 30,00 LY in diameter. It is as the closest  Seyfert galaxy to our Milky Way. The bright center of a Seyfert galaxy is beleved to be casused by huge quanties of gas in-falling into a super-massive Black Hole.

This image was taken over two nights using 1X1 binning for each color filter. Using 1x1 color makes me wonder why I need 1x1 clear data?

Some  images of M 106 show the extented nature of the galaxy - other images don't show it - it's there alright

Technical Details
Exposure Time:
RGB 3.25 hours each channel - 9 hrs 45 min total
Camera:
SBIG STL-11000M
Telescope:
RCOS 16 inch f/8.7 Ritchey-Chretien
Mount:
Software Bisque Paramount ME
© 2024 Garrett
Used with permission, No reproduction of these images are permitted without written approval from Garrett.