Sunday, 23 June 2019

M106 and surrounds

Inspired by an APOD image from a few days ago, these are my first attempts at M106, the largest galaxy in the image. Two nights of imaging resulting in 1 hour 14 minutes of stacked images.

The sky is light this time of year so contrast is compromised.

In the image are:
M106 (23.68 million light years)
NGC4217 (60 million light years)
NGC4220 (58.4 million light years)
NGC4226 (383 million light years)
NGC4231 (340 million light years)
NGC4232 (340 million light years)
and
NGC4248 (24 million light years)

Scope: Sky Watcher ED80 DS Pro
Mount: Celestron Advanced GT mount
Camera: Altair Astro Hypercam 183C
Guide cam: QHY 5L-II-C
Guide software: PHD2 

37 x 120s exposures.




Same image plate solved to showing the galaxy names