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Messier 106 and some friends

Messier 106 seen on the left (also known as NGC 4258) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici.
M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth.(WIKI)

Some other galaxies from left to right:
M 106 - NGC 4248 - NGC 4231 -4232 NGC 2417 (Bottom right) and NGC 4226

This is a composite image of 2 telescopes:
C14 - LUM for 12 HRS BIN 2 - Imaged from ISRAEL
16" F3.75 Dream scope - L - Ha - RGB - Imaged from Tivoli farm in Namibia
Ha-6HR (BIN2) - for the jets coming out of the core...
Lum- 2HR (Bin 1)
RGB - 20 min each (BIN 2)

Total of 21 HRS

Jan-July 2017

Apogee USB/Net
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