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Observation by Mr Ian David Sharp: M106 wider field

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Mr Ian David Sharp

Observer

Mr Ian David Sharp

Observed

2022 Apr 01 - 00:00

Uploaded

2022 May 19 - 15:10

Objects

M106

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Constellation

Canes Venatici

Field centre

RA: 12h18m
Dec: +47°18'
Position angle: +88°35'

Field size

1°01' × 0°50'

Equipment
  • StellaMira 104mm ED2 Triplet f/6.25 APO Refractor
  • 10Micron GM 1000 HPS mount
  • Starlight XPress TRIUS PRO 694 mono CCD camera
  • Starlight Xpress 7 position 1.25" filter wheel
  • Optolong LRGB, Ha, OIII, SII filters
  • Starlight XPress OAG
  • Starlight Xpress LoadStar V2 guide camera
Exposure

L: 120x300s, R, G and B: 80x300s, Ha: 80x900s

Location

PixelSkies, Castilléjar in the province of Granada, Andalucia

Target name

M106

Title

M106 wider field

About this image

Taken from my remote setup in Spain: http://www.astro-sharp.com/2021/10/23/my-new-remote-setup-in-spain/

This image contains 30 hours of LRGB data and 20 hours of Ha.

 

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