This image has an exposure time of 2h45m. Messier 106 is a spiral galaxy in Canis Venatici. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light years away from. It is also a Seyfert Galaxy. It is suspected that part of the galaxy is falling into a supermassive in the center. NGC 4217 in the lower right corner is a possible companion galaxy of Messier 106.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Messier 106
This image has an exposure time of 2h45m. Messier 106 is a spiral galaxy in Canis Venatici. M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light years away from. It is also a Seyfert Galaxy. It is suspected that part of the galaxy is falling into a supermassive in the center. NGC 4217 in the lower right corner is a possible companion galaxy of Messier 106.
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2 comments:
Nice work Chris, I've tried this one myself and it's tricky.
What settings did you use on the camera?
Cheers,
Mick.
Hi Mick,
I used a moddified Canon 400D. ISO speed was 1600. The exposure time per frame was approx. 3 minutes (I vary the time according to the circumstances).
Regards,
Chris
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