Observation by Peter Goodhew: Messier 106

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew

Observed

2018 Mar 29 - 10:26

Uploaded

2018 Mar 29 - 10:36

Objects

M106

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 12^h18^m
Dec: +47°20'
Position angle: -87°59'

Field size

0°36' × 0°23'

Equipment

APM TMB 152 F8 LZOS Refractor
10 Micron GM2000HPS mount
QSI6120ws8 CCD camera

Exposure

12x300s R,G, and B, 50x300s L, 15x1200s and 10x1800s Ha

Location

Alcalalí, Spain

Target name

Messier 106

Title

Messier 106

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M106 V2 crop2 small.jpg (1.9 MB)

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Dean Ashton, Jeremy Shears, David Swan, Nick Hewitt, Andy Wilson, Peter Carson, Graham Winstanley, Callum Potter, Mattia Piccoli

Comments

Dean Ashton, 2018 Mar 29 - 14:24 UTC

This is a stunning image Peter. The detail in the structure of M106 is remarkable.

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