M106 -- SPIRAL GALAXY

Object

Type                      Spiral Galaxy

Constellation            Canes Venatici

Distance                 25 Million light years

Magnitude               8.4

Size                       19x8 arc-min

Image

Date                       2006-06-19

Place                      Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data          Lum  120 mins @ -5C

                             Lum 24x5

Notes                    

Equipment

Optics                    Meade 12" RCX-400

Focal Length            1296 mm @f/4.2

Mount                     Meade RCX

Camera                   SBIG ST-7XME

Focuser                   Meade RCX

Filters                     CFW-8a, Astrodon LRGB

Software                 TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDStack, CCDSharp, PhotoShop CS