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M106 Galaxy
M106
Object
Type Spiral Galaxy
Constellation Canes Venatici
Distance 25,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 08 Feb 2008 (Winter)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 120:30:30:30 mins @ -20C
Lum 24x5 (bin 1x1), R 6x5, G 6x5, B 6x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector
Focal Length 1800mm @f/9
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop