M106 LRGBHa

Target:M 106, Intermediate spiral galaxy, Canes Venatici, 23.7 Million Light Years away.

 

Location:March-April 2022, St Helens UK, Bortle 7, multiple sessions.

 

Acquisition:97x 60s Lum-L-Pro, 69x 120s Red, 62x 120s Green, 88x 120s Blue, 30x 240s Ha. Total integration 10.9 hours.

 

Equipment:Skywatcher 200P Newtonian, Altair H183MPro, ZWO EFWmini & LRGB, Baader MPCCmkIII coma corrector & 6.5nm Ha, Optolong L-Pro.

 

Guiding:Skywatcher 9x50 finder, 2x barlow, Altair GPCAMAR0130M.

 

Software:NINA, PHD-2, EQMOD.

 

Processing:Affinity Photo, Siril, StarXTerminator, Topaz DenoiseAI.

 

 

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