M 106

Another clear night and despite the really bright moon I decided to go after M 106. Shot it before with my Canon R6mkII and Tamron 150 - 600mm lens but this done with dedicated astrophotography gear came out much better. The moon played havoc with the guide camera and guiding but it managed to keep enough stars in view that it did a pretty good job.

145 stacked 180 second subs

total 7 hours 15 minutes

ZWO ASI585MC-Air Gain 200
Askar V w/ 80mm objective lens + extender 600mm f/7.5
Optolong 2" L-Quad Enhance Filter
ZWO AM5N Mount
ZWO EAF Pro
ZWO CAA

PixInsight processing using HLP, SetiAstro, and RC Astro tools

M 106

M 106 and other galaxies in the region annotated

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