With summer’s short nights limiting exposure time, I decided to have my two scopes — the Artec 250 and the EdgeHD 11 — collaborate on this target. This is Messier 106, a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, about 22 million light-years away. It features an active nucleus and faint outer arms shaped by gravitational interactions. Several smaller galaxies populate the frame, adding context to this busy corner of the sky.
The Space Koala Astrophotography by Luca Bartek 
