Enchanted Skies
Widefield

M106 @ 300mm - Imaged from Rusty's RV (near Rodeo, NM)
M106@300mm Map showing location and framing of Rho Ophiuchi Complex

 

Object Information                                            Imaging Details

M106 is an beautiful spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. M106 is at a distance of about 23 million light-years away from Earth.

The image was captured during a three-night visit to Rusty's RV (near Rodeo, NM). It was my first time there. While not as dark as the Gila's Cosmic Campground, the RV park has excellent dark skies. I was impressed with the facility.

The widefield image contains several other galaxies. A mouseover of the image (above) will bring up a labelled version of the region. Clicking the above image will bring up an image with a wider field of view.

 

Telescope:

Canon 300mm f/4 lens
Camera:
 Canon T2i (type 1 modified)
Filter(s):
 (none)
Misc. Optics:
  
Exposures:
Color - 300 seconds @ iso 1600 (f/5)
Guiding:
 Thru ED80 using PhD2 guiding.
Processing:
 Images converted to tifs using Photoshop CS5. Nebulosity was used to stack the images. Additional processing (curves, sharpening) with PS CS5.

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Enchanted Skies - Astrophotography by Rich Richins (all images copyright, Rich Richins)