Messier 106

Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn) · Contains: M 106 · NGC 4231 · NGC 4232 · NGC 4248 · NGC 4258

 

Luminance from last night. (8" Starfinder) Color from a couple years ago (114mm scope).

 

Equipment

 

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses

Orion 114mm F/4 newtonian · Meade Starfinder 8

Imaging Cameras

ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono · Canon T1i Full Spectrum

Mounts

Losmandy GM-8 · Celestron CG-4 MotorDrive

Filters

Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter

Accessories

Baader MPCC coma corrector · GSO 2" Coma Corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser

Software

Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · RegiStar · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4

Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses

Svbony 60mm guidescope

Guiding Cameras

ZWO ASI120MM

 

Acquisition details

 

Dates:

May 28, 2017 · March 4, 2022

Frames:

41x210" (2h 23' 30")

Orion SkyGlow Imaging Filter: 147x120" (4h 54') -10C bin 2x2

Integration:

7h 17' 30"

Darks:

100

Bias:

100

Avg. Moon age:

2.47 days

Avg. Moon phase:

7.15%

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:

4.00

 

Basic astrometry details

 

Astrometry.net job: None

 

Resolution: 7084x9248

 

Data source: Backyard

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