M106 with JRF's C-11 SCT at f/7
Messier 106 (M106, also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici at a distance of about 23million light-years from Earth. It is one of the largest and brightest nearby galaxies, similar in size and luminosity to the Andromeda Galaxy. It has a supermassive black hole at the core.
file: M106JRFC11-Asi6200MC154min03May24A-3aa2.jpg

Photographic Data
Date:
May 3, 2024

telescope:
Celestron 11-inch (JRF's black tube) SCT with Starizona f/7 focal reducer/flattener
Focal Length: 1,955 mm
 

mount:
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO

imaging camera:
ZWO ASI6200MC-Pro color astro-camera.

exposure:
154 minutes (2.5 hours)

guiding:
off-axis
 

processing
Aquired and stacked by James Foster with Maxim DL & ASI Studio.
Post-processed in Adobe Photoshop Elements by Michael Stecker.
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photographic site:
James Foster's observatory at Frazier Park California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frazier_Park,_California
(Bortle 4 at 5,500 feet elevation)