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M106
M106 Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici

Object M106 Galaxy in Canes Venatici
Date March 23-27, 2016
Exposure LHαRGB 420:50:150:140:130  (14.8 hours,  cropped)
Camera STL11000M with Astrodon Gen II ilters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding External guide head with MiniBorg 50mm
Processing MaximDL, PhotoshopCS6,  AstroActions, NIK Sharpener and Dfine2
Comments Good seeing but with some moonlight; acquired with CCD Commander from Rancho Hidalgo, NM


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Object M106 Galaxy in Canes Venatici
Date 4/21 & 4/28/2008
Exposure LRGB 165:55:50:50 (unbinned and cropped)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope Celestron C8 f/6.3 on Losmandy G11 w/Gemini
Guiding External guide head with E-finder
Processing MaximDL, PhotoshopCS3, FITS Liberator
Comments Clear and cool, moderate transparency

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Object M106 Galaxy in Canes Venatici
Date 4/1 and 4/2/2004
Exposure L(Ha+R)GB 264:(40+32):32:32  
Camera SXV-H9 w/ Schuler filters
Telescope LX200 10" @f6.3
Guiding ST-4, Takahashi 76mm f6
Processing AIP4Win, Photoshop
Comments Bright moon, good transparency