This is a HaLRGB composite of M106 with its companion NGC4217 and many small neighbours. Have a look at the full-size image to discover all the tiny galaxies in this field.
The image is composed of 25 x 900 sec luminance, 16 x 600 sec RGB, and 19×1800 sec Ha exposures taken at the Deep Sky West Observatory. Standard processing with modest color enhancement and a slight little bit of Ha admixture.
Exposure: | L 25x900sec, RGB 16 x 600sec, H 19 x 1800sec | Date: | 2016-3-31 |
Setup: | Takahashi FSQ106 EDXIII with QSI 683WSG-8 | Site: | Deep Sky West Observatory, NM, USA |
Tags: M106, NGC4217