Jim Burnell's CCD Images - M106
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M106
Object: M106 (NGC4258)
Spiral Galaxy
Const.: Canes Venatici
Camera: SXV-H9 Scope: Vixen R200SS Mount: Losmandy Titan
Filter(s): IR block Exposure: 10x8m TeleVue Paracorr
The spiral galaxy M106 in Canes Venatici. A stack of 10 eight minute exposures using an SXV-H9 CCD camera on a Vixen R200SS 8" f/4 Newtonian equipped with a Paracorr. The exposures were calibrated, defect-corrected and stacked using AIP4WIN. This image has been resampled down from its original size of 1040x1074.
 
M106
Object: M106 (NGC4258)
Spiral Galaxy
Const.: Canes Venatici
Camera: HX916 Scope: AP130 Mount: AP1200GTO
Filter(s): IR block Exposure: 16x60s blank
The spiral galaxy M106 in Canes Venatici. A stack of 16 one minute exposures using a 5" f/6 refractor. Image processing was performed using AIP4WIN. This image has been resampled down from its original size of 1300x1030.