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M106 lies at a distance of 23.7 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 9.1. It has the designation NGC 4258 in the New General Catalogue.
Due to x-rays and unusual emission lines detected, it is suspected that part of the galaxy is falling into a supermassive black hole in the center.
M106 is one of the largest and brightest nearby galaxies, similar in size and luminosity to the Andromeda Galaxy.
- Hutech modified Canona EOS 6D
- Celestron NexStar 8GPS
- Guided with an Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
- Focal lenght: 2000mm @ f/10
- 39 x 300s = 3h15' @ ISO1600
- Stacked with Fitswork
- Processed with Photoshop
M106 (ou NGC 4258) est une galaxie spirale située dans la constellation des Chiens de chasse, comme nombre de ses "petites" cousines.
Setup :
Télescope : Newton Sky-Watcher 200/1000 HEQ5 Pro GOTO - Correcteur de coma SW0264
APN : Nikon D600 (au foyer) - ISO 800
Guidage : Kit Star Guider 50mm - Caméra I-nova PLB-Mx2 - Logiciel PHD Guiding 2
Navigation : Stellarium - pointage EQMOD,
Acquisition : DigiCamControl
Empilement : DeepSkyStacker
Développement : Lightroom 5
Temps de pose : 21 x 300s = 1h45mn
M106 Spiral galaxy.
Also in the wide field image can be seen several other galaxies. NGC 4248 is close and to the left of M106. At 24 million light years, it's thought to be a companion galaxy to M106.
To the left of NGC 4248 are two very faint galaxies, they are NGC 4231 & 4232.
To the upper left, appearing edge on to us, is NGC 4217. Some 60 million light years away from us. If you view the Hubble Space Telescopes image of NGC 4217, then in the background you will see many, many more fainter galaxies!
Just slightly to the upper right of NGC 4217 can be found yet another galaxy, NGC 4226. This one estimated at 334 million light years away!
Equipment was:
Skywatcher 8" Quattro with f4 aplanatic coma corrector on HEQ5 pro mount, guided.
Canon 450D astro modded with Astronomik CLS CCD APS-C clip filter.
2 sets of data captured over the 2nd & 3rd of April.
M 106 è una galassia a spirale visibile nella costellazione dei Cani da Caccia; sembra che il suo interno ospiti un buco nero supermassiccio su cui sta collassando l'intera galassia.
La distanza della galassia è stimata sui 21-25 milioni di anni luce e la sua massa totale è pari a circa 190 miliardi di masse solari.
DATA
Telescopio o obiettivo di acquisizione:TS Optics APO102 triplet fpl53
Camera di acquisizione:Moravian G2-8300FW
Montatura:iOptron iEQ45-pro
Telescopio o obiettivio di guida:Orion Short Tube 80/400
Camera di guida:QHYCCD Q5L-II-M
Software:PHD2 Guiding PHD 2.6.2, Pleiades Astrophoto S.L. PixInsight V1.8
Filtra:Baader Luminance 36mm
Risoluzione: 2886x2395
Date: 14 Marzo 2018
Pose: Baader Luminance 36mm: 70x180" -20C bin 1x1
Integrazione: 3.5 ore
M106, also known as NGC4258, UGC7353 and PGC39600.
"Messier 106 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth. M106 contains an active nucleus classified as a Type 2 Seyfert, and the presence of a central supermassive black hole has been demonstrated from radio-wavelength observations of the rotation of a disk of molecular gas orbiting within the inner light-year around the black hole."
- Wikipedia
Shooting Location :
* 51° N 3° E
* bortle class 5 backyard
Object Information
* Type : Spiral Galaxy
* Size : 135,000 lightyears in diameter
* Magnitude : 8.4
* Location (J2000.0): RA 12h 18m 57s / DEC +47° 18' 14"
* Approximate distance : 7.3 million parsecs / 23.7 million lightyears
Hardware
* Mount : Celestron CGX
* Imaging Scope : TS Optics 80mm f/6 APO FPL53
* Imaging Camera : ZWO ASI 183MM
* Filter Wheel : ZWO EFW 7*36mm + Baader Ha 7nm, Baader OIII 8.5nm + Baader SII 8.5nm + Baader LRGB
* Corrector : TS-Optics Flattener/Reducer 0.79x
* Guide Scope : Omegon 50mm f/4
* Guide Camera : ZWO ASI 290MM
Exposures
* Gain : 111
* Sensor Temperature : -20°C
* Light Frames :
- Baader Luminance : 152x 180sec
- Baader Red : 32x 180sec
- Baader Green : 32x 180sec
- Baader Blue : 32x 180sec
* Flat Frames :
- Baader L : 30x
- Baader R : 30x
- Baader G : 30x
- Baader B : 30x
* Dark Frames : 100x
* Total Integration Time : 12h36m
* Capture Dates : 2020-03-21 & 2020-03-25
Capture Software
* ZWO ASIair (Original)
Processing Software
* PixInsight
* AstroPixelProcessor
* Topaz Denoise AI
* Adobe Photoshop
#M106 cluster
Final version
It includes also the galaxies: #NGC4248, #NGC4231, #NGC4232, #NGC4217, #NGC4226
55 lights 180 sec. Gain26 + 80 Lights 240 sec Gain 26
30 darks
30 bias
30 (dark) flats
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Messier 106. After nearly a month of no imaging because of bad weather, We wanted an easy, fun target and it's been a few years since we last visited M106. This image has been framed to capture 5 other galaxies in the vicinity. Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth. It is one of the largest and brightest nearby galaxies, similar in size and luminosity to the Andromeda Galaxy.
03-04/04/2023
027 x 300-second exposures at Unity Gain (139) cooled to -10°C
55 x dark frames
030 x flat frames
100 x bias frames
Binning 1x1
Total integration time = 2 hours and 15 minutes
Captured with APT
Guided with PHD2
Processed in Nebulosity and Photoshop
Equipment:
Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer-150PDS
Mount: Skywatcher EQ5
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm Mini
Guiding Camera: Zwo ASI 120 MC and SVBONY SV105 with ZWO USBST4 guider adapter
Imaging Camera: Zwo ASI 1600MC Pro with anti-dew heater
Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector
Filter: Optolong L-Pro
M106 and at least 8 neighbouring (on sky) galaxies such as NGC 4217, NGC 4248, NGC 4226, NGC 4232 and NGC 4231 .
Skywatcher 200p on NEQ6 mount, with guiding and dithering. Canon 100d modified DSLR with Optolong CLS-CCD filter. 37 five minute exposures at ISO 800 (3 hours 5 minutes), 5 dark frames, 10 flat fields, 14 bias frames.
24th April 2020.
Overnight temperatures were a bit higher than winter, leading to more noise in the image. Worth a return visit!
M106 (The main galaxy) and at least 12 more smaller galaxies in Canes Venatici. The brighter companion galaxy is NGC4217.
Skywatcher Explorer 200P
NEQ6 Pro
EOS1100D (astro mod) + CLS clip filter
Skywatcher coma corrector
Guided with QHY5 mono finder/guider + IR/UV cut filter
25x 300s RGB @ ISO800
6x 600s RGB @ ISO800
(total 3h 05m)
+ darks + flats + dark flats + bias frames
Stacked in DSS and processed in Pixinsight (trial) & CS3
1600 x 1025 resolution here.......... www.flickr.com/photos/shoulderops/8653068986/sizes/h/in/p...
M106, also known as NGC4258, UGC7353 and PGC39600.
"Messier 106 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth. M106 contains an active nucleus classified as a Type 2 Seyfert, and the presence of a central supermassive black hole has been demonstrated from radio-wavelength observations of the rotation of a disk of molecular gas orbiting within the inner light-year around the black hole."
- Wikipedia
Shooting Location :
* 51° N 3° E
* bortle class 5 backyard
Object Information
* Type : Spiral Galaxy
* Size : 135,000 lightyears in diameter
* Magnitude : 8.4
* Location (J2000.0): RA 12h 18m 57s / DEC +47° 18' 14"
* Approximate distance : 7.3 million parsecs / 23.7 million lightyears
Hardware
* Mount : Celestron CGX
* Imaging Scope : TS Optics 80mm f/6 APO FPL53
* Imaging Camera : ZWO ASI 183MM
* Filter Wheel : ZWO EFW 7*36mm + Baader Ha 7nm, Baader OIII 8.5nm + Baader SII 8.5nm + Baader LRGB
* Corrector : TS-Optics Flattener/Reducer 0.79x
* Guide Scope : Omegon 50mm f/4
* Guide Camera : ZWO ASI 290MM
Exposures
* Gain : 111
* Sensor Temperature : -20°C
* Light Frames :
- Baader Luminance : 152x 180sec
- Baader Red : 32x 180sec
- Baader Green : 32x 180sec
- Baader Blue : 32x 180sec
* Flat Frames :
- Baader L : 30x
- Baader R : 30x
- Baader G : 30x
- Baader B : 30x
* Dark Frames : 100x
* Total Integration Time : 12h36m
* Capture Dates : 2020-03-21 & 2020-03-25
Capture Software
* ZWO ASIair (Original)
Processing Software
* PixInsight
* AstroPixelProcessor
* Topaz Denoise AI
* Adobe Photoshop
M106 is a bright spiral galaxy lying about 25 million light years distant in the constellation Canes Venetici. Numerous smaller galaxies are visible in this photo, some which are satellites of M106. The brightest is the edge-on galaxy NGC 4217, which has a prominent dust lane down the center. The bright satellite of M106 is NGC 4248.
Takahashi Sky 90 at f/4.5
SBIG STL-4020M (self-guided)
Takahashi EM-200
Hutech LPS filter
Luminance: 24x5 minutes
RGB: 12x3 minutes binned 2x2 (each channel)
Processed with Maxim/DL and Photoshop CS3
Noel Carboni's Astronomy Tools
Seven galaxies in one shot. Okay, so not exactly the Hubble Deep Field (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_Deep_Field) but not bad for a couple of hours from light-polluted London as opposed to 10 days from low Earth orbit. The weather conditions weren't ideal for galaxy spotting but good enough to capture some objects in the constellation Canes Venatici. This shot could have done with more exposure but guiding issues and having to re-do the polar alignment and then line-up the target again shortened the amount of time for collecting data as the sky got ever more hazy. In this image North is approximately to the left. The largest galaxy is M106 (also known as NGC 4248), an intermediate spiral galaxy about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth. NGC 4217, an edge-on spiral galaxy which lies approximately 60 million light-years away, is a possible companion galaxy. NGC 4220 is estimated to be 58.4 million light-years away. NGC 4226 is 383 million light years away. NGC 4231 and NGC 4232 are a pair of spiral galaxies about 340 million light years away from us and appear to be almost touching each other. Below them and above M106 is NGC 4248, another spiral galaxy located about 24 million light-years away from us.
More information can be found here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_106
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_4217
in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC4220
in-the-sky.org/data/object.php?id=NGC4226
www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1730a/
032 x 180 second exposures at Unity Gain (139) cooled to -20°C
054 x dark frames
046 x flat frames
100 x bias/offset frames
Total integration time = 1 hour and 36 minutes
Captured with APT
Guided with PHD2
Processed in Nebulosity, Fitsworks, and Photoshop
Equipment
Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer-150PDS
Mount: Skywatcher EQ5
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm Mini
Guiding Camera: ZWO ASI120MC
Imaging Cameera: ZWO ASI1600MC Pro
Baader Mark-III MPCC Coma Corrector
Light pollution filter
Six galaxies in one shot! All of them can be found in the constellation Canes Venatici. The larger galaxy on the left of the frame is Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258), a spiral
galaxy, the others are possibly companion galaxies. M106 was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. It is about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth. It is also a Seyfert II galaxy. Due to x-rays and unusual emission lines detected, it is suspected that part of the galaxy is falling into a supermassive black hole in the center. It is one of the largest and brightest nearby galaxies, similar in size and luminosity to the Andromeda Galaxy.
NGC 4217 is an edge-on spiral galaxy which lies approximately 60 million light-years away. NGC 4248 (also known as UGC 7335) is a spiral galaxy 25 million light years away from Earth. NGC 4231 is a spiral galaxy. The sky object was discovered on 9 March 1788 along with its neighbour the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4232 by the astronomer William Herschel. NGC 4226 is a spiral galaxy discovered in 1828 by British astronomer John Herschel, the son of William Herschel.
20 x 8 minute exposures at 400 ISO
11 x dark frames
10 x flat frames
21 x bias/offset frames (subtracted from flat frames only)
Guided with PHD
Processed in Nebulosity and Photoshop
Equipment:
Celestron NexStar 127 SLT
GoTo AltAz mount with homemade wedge
Orion 50mm Mini Guide Scope
ZWO ASI120 MC imaging and guiding camera
Canon 700D DSLR
Target: M106 Spiral Galaxy
OSC with basic light pollution filter + Ha from dual narrow-band filter. I could not locate a name other than Spiral for this galaxy, It is also cataloged as NGC4258. Other features in frame are NGC4217, NGC4226, NGC4231, NGC4232, NGC4248. It is located in the constellation Canes Venatici, about 25 million light-years away from Earth.
Gear:
Mount: ZWO AM5
Main Cam: ZWO ASI294MC Pro @ gain 121 and 14F
Guide Cam: ZWO ASI120MM Mini with ZWO 30mm f/4 scope
Telescope: Askar 103APO w/ 1.0x flattener - 700mm f/6.8
Filter: Baader Moon and Skyglow Broadband light pollution
Filter: Antlia ALP-T Dual Narrowband 5nm Ha and Oiii
Acquisition:
Light frames: Broadband - 80 3 minute subs for 4:00 integration
Light frames: Ha - 25 5 minute subs for 2:05 integration
Sessions: 19-Feb-2024
Moon: 82% waxing gibbous
Location: Houston Suburban back yard, Bortle 8?
Processing:
• Register the NB and BB masters
• Split channels of NB - keep only the red - relabel ha
• Split channels of BB - keep all three - relabel red, green, blue
• Remove Stars from ha image, no need to create star image
• Open ha starless, Open Pixel Math to create new image-
• ((ha*85)-(red*5))/(85-5)
• Where 5 is the bandwidth of filter
• Rename new_ha
• Make a clone of new_ha
• Open STF clip the shadows to really isolate the ha nebula
• Open HT move STF to HT and apply to new_ha_clone
• Use Range Selection to create a mask in order to protect the red
• Open red channel and apply the mask
• Open Pixel Math to add ha to red
• $T+(new_ha-Med(new_ha))*8
• Replace target image
• Put together channel into RGB
• SPCC
• BTX and NTX and STX un-screen
• Stretch starless, curves on saturation and small rgb/k s-curve, unsharp mask
• Stretch stars, curves on saturation
• Take starless to Photoshop ACR contrast, highlights, black level, watermark
M106 (NGC4258), NGC 4217, NGC 4220, NGC 4226, NGC 4231, NGC 4232, NGC 4248
Date: 06-02-2013
Telescope (Lens): Orion 8in f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph
Addition Optics: Baader Planetarium RCC1 Coma Corrector
Camera: Canon XSi
Exposures: 55 x 180 sec (ISO 400) + Darks x15 ,Flats x20, & Dark Flats x15, & Bias x 10
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop
Mount: Atlas EQ-G
Tracking: EQMOD / Stellarium / PHD Guiding
Guidance Camera: Logitech 3000 Pro
Guidance Scope: Celestron 9x50 Finder
Astromomy weather as forcasted by Canadian Meteorological Center:
Cloud Cover: Clear
Transparancy: Average
Seeing Category: IV (Above Average)
Temp: 59°F
Humidity: 78°
Light Pollution: "Red" - Based on Light Pollution Map
M106, NGC 4217, NGC 4226, NGC 4231, NGC 4232, NGC 4248
Date: 03-31-2013
Telescope (Lens): Orion 8in f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph
Addition Optics: Baader Planetarium RCC1 Coma Corrector
Camera: Canon XSi
Exposures: 40 x 150 sec (ISO 400) + Darks x10 ,Flats x10, & Dark Flats x10, & Bias x 10
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop
Mount: Atlas EQ-G
Tracking: EQMOD / Stellarium / PHD Guiding
Guidance Camera: Microsoft Lifecam 3000HD
Guidance Scope:Stellarvue SVR 80ED Raptor
Astromomy weather as forcasted by Canadian Meteorological Center:
Cloud Cover: Clear
Transparancy: Above Average
Seeing Category: IV (Above Average)
Temp: 45°F
Humidity: 67°
Light Pollution: "Red" - Based on Light Pollution Map