M106 NGC 4268
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Object Type
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Galaxy SBb
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Constellation
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Canes Venatici
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Magnitude
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8.3
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Size
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18.6' x 7.2'
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M106 is a beautiful spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici. It is visible as an eliptical patch of light in an 8" telescope, while a 12" begins to show a hint of spiral structure.
Film Images
20 minutes exposure. Fuji Superia 200 film.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.
DSLR Images
Combination of 5, 180 second images. Modified Canon Digital Rebel DSLR camera.
5" f/5 refractor at prime focus.
The edge-on spiral galaxy to the right (west) of M106 is the 11.3 magnitude NGC 4217. Several other fainter galaxies are also visible in the above image.
CCD Images
Combination of 5 1- minute exposures.
SBIG ST8E CCD, 8" f/6.3 schmidt-cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
Combination of 60 minutes unfiltered,
45 minutes red, 45 minutes green, 45 minutes blue, using 3 minute sub-exposures.
SBIG ST9-XE CCD. 10" f/6.3 schmidt-cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.