M106 and other galaxies

 

M106 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It is also designated NGC 4258. This enlarged view shows another galaxy, NGC4248, smaller in apparent size, to the north (this is an inverted view).

Canon EOS5DMkII 254mm Newtonian @ 1200mm 100 x 10s f/4.8 ISO3200 2009-04-01 21:58:11-22:23:41 UT
From Whitley Bay 55.1N 1.5W 10m asl. Suburban, significant light pollution (6.5 Bortles)

The wider frame from which the photo above was cropped contains at least 6 galaxies that I can see:

Canon EOS5DMkII 254mm Newtonian @ 1200mm 100 x 10s f/4.8 ISO3200 2009-04-01 21:58:11-22:23:41 UT

This map shows NGC numbers, and also M numbers where relevant.

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