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Messier 106

Messier 106

 

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a) '25

 

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On March 25, I photographed Messier 106, a spiral galaxy about 23.7 million light-years away in Canes Venatici. This was my first successful single-galaxy capture of the season, confirming the precise collimation of my Vixen VC200L astrograph.

Using a Canon EOS R(a) at ISO 1600, I took 40 exposures (300s each) on March 5 from Koblenz, Germany, with calibration frames applied. The final image revealed numerous background galaxies, including NGC 4231, NGC 4232, and NGC 4248, highlighting the vastness of the cosmos.

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Uploaded on March 29, 2025
Taken on March 31, 2025