M 106
(NGC 4258)

 

 

  Object Information:

 

  M106 (NGC 4258)
  Mag. -  8.4
  Constellation - Canes Venatici
  Distance -  35 million light years,

 

M 106 is described in The Night Sky Observers Guide as a "large, massive system with a tightly wound spiral structure tilted 25 degrees to our line of sight."  This barred spiral galaxy is reported to have been first described by Mechain in 1781.  Also note that NGC 4248, a magnitude 13.58 spiral galaxy, can be seen in the upper right corner.

 

  Imaged at: 

 

  San Diego Astronomy Association site near Tierra del Sol, San Diego County, California
  Elevation - 4,000 feet

 

  Equipment:  

 

  Optics - Takahashi MT-160 at f/6.3
  Mount - Losmandy G-11,
  Camera - Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) ST-7E  CCD,

 

  Exposure Information:

 

  January 13, 2002
  Stacked sum of three 1800 second exposures, guided with the SBIG STV
   

 

  Camera Control Software:

 

  CCD Soft ver. 5,  

  Image Processing Software:

 

 AIP for WIndows, Mira 6,  Photoshop 6

 

 

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