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M106
| Object |
M106 |
| Scale |
3.59 arc-secs/pixel |
| North angle |
-46.56° |
| Date |
03/29/01 |
| Location |
Lockwood Valley, CA |
| Equipment |
TeleVue 101, ST7E, GM8, UV/IR Filter |
| Processing |
Gamma Stretch, overlay Photoshop. |
| Notes |
8 x 5 minute exposures
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| Background |
M106 is 25 million light years distant and is a Seyfert class galaxy, where vast amounts
of glowing gas are thought to be falling into a central massive black hole.
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