Messier 106

Messier 106 🙂

A spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, located 23.5 million light-years from us, with a diameter of 135,000 light-years. In the center of the galaxy lies a supermassive black hole, and the galaxy is composed of approximately 400 billion stars.

81 x 5 min – Luminance, IMX 533 cooled to -15°

117 x 5 min – RGB, IMX 294 cooled to -15°

170 x 5 min – Hydrogen alpha, IMX 533, cooled to -15°

Newton 200/1200, EQ6R