Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M106

03-May-2026 01:13 ADT 03-May-2026 04:13 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M106, 25-May-2012

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D, modified
ISO: 800
Frames: 11 @ 5m0s
Total Exposure: 55m0s
Processing: DSS, GIMP
Distance: 24 Mly
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