Jim Burnell's CCD Images - M106 Region Clicking on an image will display a full resolution view.

 

Object: M106Region	Spiral Galaxy and neighbors	Const.: Ursa Major
Camera: SXV-H9	Scope: Tele Vue NP101	Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): IR block	Exposure: 8x8m	none
This image of the M106 region in Ursa Major, was acquired using an SXV-H9 CCD camera mounted on a Tele Vue NP101, a 101mm f/5.4 apochromatic refractor. This image is a stack of 8 eight-minute exposures that were calibrated, defect-corrected and stacked using AIP4Win Version 2. This image has been resampled down from its original size of 1376x1040. The map below identifies the brighter galaxies in this image.