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Photographer:
Location:
Exposure type:		 Roth Ritter
Lamy, NM on 2008, May 30
LRGB (210:120:120:120)		 Telescope:
Camera:
Mounting:		 RCOS 10RCA @ f/7 (1825mm)
SBIG STL-11000M, Filter set C L R G B
Paramount ME
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Additional Notes:

M106 is at a distance of about 22 to 25 million light-years away from Earth. It is also a Seyfert II galaxy, which means that due to x-rays and unusual emission lines detected, it is suspected that part of the galaxy is falling into a supermassive black hole in the center. NGC 4217 is a possible companion galaxy of Messier 106. [From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]


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