M106 - Galaxy

in the Canes Venatici constellation

M106 - Galaxy

Instruments

Telescope, lens:

  • 200/750 Newtonian
  • ASA 0,95x Wynne corrector

Mount, tracking:

  • SkyWatcher EQ6 Goto (beltdriven)
  • Lacerta M-Gen autoguider on a 8x50 finderscope

Camera, filter(s):

  • Canon 550D modified

Exposure:

Integration details:

  • 75x300s, ISO800

Location, date:

  • Veszprémvarsány, Hungary
  • 2012. January 28-29.

Weather conditions:

  • Temperature: -12°C
  • Transparency: 6/10
  • Seeing: 5/10

Where to find

Sky chart:

Sky chart:

Main objects:

Main objects:

Field of view data:

  • Orientation: 359.89°
  • Scale: 3.28"/pixel
  • Centre RA: 12h 17m 12.99s
  • Centre DEC: 47° 0' 43.52"
  • FOV width: 1° 45' 4.80"
  • FOV height: 1° 2' 11.16"
András Papp