| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
Epsilon E160 on AP Mach1GTO |
Designation |
M106 |
| Focal Length |
F/3.3 528mm |
Position |
RA 12h 19m DEC 47* 18' |
| Guiding |
SX Guide head thru eFinder |
Type |
Spiral Galaxy |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
8.3 |
| CCD Camera |
Starlightxpress SXV-H9 |
Size |
18 x 8 arcminutes, 131,000 LY Dia |
| Image Scale |
2.44 arcsec |
Distance |
22 million light years |
| Filters |
Astronomics type II RGB |
Constellation |
Canes Venatici |
| Exposures |
9 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 5 x 4min ea RGB 1x1 |
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| Calibration |
Flats, Bias only |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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| Date |
Texas Star Party 2008 |
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NOTES:Very dark but poor seeing due to high daytime heat.
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