Flemming H. Kristensen
Messier 106
M106 is a beautiful spiral
galaxy close to the Big Dipper in Ursa Major, though it is actually located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Even at a distance of 22 million lightyears it is a fairly bright object, easily observed through a small telescope. This image is 2h 50m of exposure time through an Ritchey Chretien astrograph. A number of fainter, more distant, galaxies can also be spotted in this image.
Messier 106
M106 is a beautiful spiral
galaxy close to the Big Dipper in Ursa Major, though it is actually located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Even at a distance of 22 million lightyears it is a fairly bright object, easily observed through a small telescope. This image is 2h 50m of exposure time through an Ritchey Chretien astrograph. A number of fainter, more distant, galaxies can also be spotted in this image.