This image contains numerous galaxies, with M106 just being the largest one visible. Several others are clearly visible in this small version of the image, and when you look at the original (full size) image many more galaxies, some just a few pixels in size, appear. M106 is in the constellation Canes Venatici and is about 24 million light-
Captured in June of 2013 at Wa-
Scope: AT111EDT at f/5.6
Mount: AP Mach1 GTO
Camera: QSI 583 at –