M106
M106, a spiral arm galaxy with a massive black hole at the center is about 25 million light years distant. High in the sky right now, it is shown with companion galaxy NGC 4217 (at about 60 million ly) and a few smaller galaxies.
Tech Stuff: Borg 71FL/Baader MPCC /ZWO ASI1600MC cam/IDAS LPS-D2 filter/iOptron CubePro 8200 mount unguided/2 hours total exposure time using 8 second exposures captured with SharpCap Pro/processed with PixInsight and GIMP. SQM-L reading about 17 with three quarters moon. From my yard 10 miles north of New York City March 17, 2019.
M106
M106, a spiral arm galaxy with a massive black hole at the center is about 25 million light years distant. High in the sky right now, it is shown with companion galaxy NGC 4217 (at about 60 million ly) and a few smaller galaxies.
Tech Stuff: Borg 71FL/Baader MPCC /ZWO ASI1600MC cam/IDAS LPS-D2 filter/iOptron CubePro 8200 mount unguided/2 hours total exposure time using 8 second exposures captured with SharpCap Pro/processed with PixInsight and GIMP. SQM-L reading about 17 with three quarters moon. From my yard 10 miles north of New York City March 17, 2019.