Coates Astrophotography
M106 with accompanying galaxies NGC 4217, NGC 4248, NGC 4232, NGC 4231 and NGC 4220.
Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
~23.7 million light years distant
March 14 and 15, 2013
Ocala, FL
Combination of 6 min and 10 min exposures stacked in DSS for a total of 6 hours 40 min
1 hours each RGB
3 hours and 40 min Luminance
PS CS5
Orion 80mm EON
Orion 50mm guidescope with SSAG
QSI 683 ws
Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II
Hutech IDAS Light Pollution Suppression (LPS) Filter
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