Frank AdlerMessier 106
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That galaxy has four arms — but two of them aren't made of stars.
M106 in Canes Venatici is a Seyfert galaxy with an active nucleus powerful enough to drive jets of hot gas out of its own disk. The glowing blue structures flanking the spiral are shock-heated plasma, not star-forming regions. Also in the frame: the edge-on NGC 4217, the gravitationally entangled pair NGC 4231/4232, and a handful of fainter background galaxies.
Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 1.0x Flattener
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Filter: Svbony UV/IR-Cut
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5-GT
Guiding: SkyWatcher Evoguide 50ED with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro
Focusser: ZWO EAF
Integration time: 7hrs 25min
Full version and print available at:
https://adfr.io/astro/20260317_m106
#Astrophotography #M106 #NGC4258 #NGC4217 #DeepSky #DeepSkyObject #GalaxyPhotography #Galaxies #Astrophoto #ChasingPhotons #Nightsky #SpacePhotography
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That galaxy has four arms — but two of them aren't made of stars.
M106 in Canes Venatici is a Seyfert galaxy with an active nucleus powerful enough to drive jets of hot gas out of its own disk. The glowing blue structures flanking the spiral are shock-heated plasma, not star-forming regions. Also in the frame: the edge-on NGC 4217, the gravitationally entangled pair NGC 4231/4232, and a handful of fainter background galaxies.
Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 1.0x Flattener
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Filter: Svbony UV/IR-Cut
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5-GT
Guiding: SkyWatcher Evoguide 50ED with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro
Focusser: ZWO EAF
Integration time: 7hrs 25min
Full version and print available at:
https://adfr.io/astro/20260317_m106
#Astrophotography #M106 #NGC4258 #NGC4217 #DeepSky #DeepSkyObject #GalaxyPhotography #Galaxies #Astrophoto #ChasingPhotons #Nightsky #SpacePhotography
