M106 Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Spiral Galaxy M106

 

Feels likes months since I've imaged! Wait it has been longer than that. It was good to finally have a clear night....

 

Annotated version: flic.kr/p/2m4wBUo

 

Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs). It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 24 million light-years away from Earth.

 

This is a combination of 3 telescopes and 3 cameras.

The field of view is from the QHY23M & 8" Meade LX-50 SCT setup.

 

QHY23M & 8" Meade LX-50 ("Blue Dinosaur")

LUM- 15x300sec

RGB-10x60 sec/each 2x2 bin

 

QHY128 & Astrotech AT65EDQ

LUM filter- 14x600sec

 

QHY163 & 11" Celestron Edge HD w/V4 Hyperstar

LUM-93x30sec

Ha-42x120sec

 

All filters are #optolong

 

#lovemyhyperstar

Done