M106 Galaxy
M106 Galaxy
M106 also known as NGC4258 Is a galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is about 25 million light years away, and approximately 130,000 light years across. The unusual central glow makes M106 one of the closest examples of the Seyfert class of galaxies where vast amounts of glowing gas are thought to be falling into a central massive black hole. The X in the luminance data below is just an artifact in the data. A reflection of some sort.
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Luminance 370 min with X Artifact
Red 150min
Blue 180min
Green 135 min
Ha 700 min
Scope Planewave 17in
Camera Apogee U16
Mount Paramount ME
Filters Astrodon LRGB Ha5nm
Exposures R 2.5hrs G 2hrs B 3hrs L 6Hrs Ha 11.5hrs Ha 20min subs LRGB 10/20min subs Total 25hrs
Location Sierra Nevada Mountains CA. Heavens Mirror Observatory SRO 2014