Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M106 galaxy

15-May-2026 09:06 ADT 15-May-2026 12:06 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M106 galaxy, 19-Apr-2020

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: CEM60
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD2
Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+
Frames: 8 @ 600s Ha, 1x1; 7 @ 300s L, 1x1; 8 each 120s RGB, 2x2; 11 @ 300s OSC, ISO 800
Total Exposure: 3.6h
Processing: PixInsight
Distance: 24 Mly
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