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Spiral galaxy M106

by Bernard Miller from Gilbert, Arizona
Spiral galaxy M106, which shines at magnitude 8.4 in the constellation Canes Venatici the Hunting Dogs, dominates this image. But the imager also captured other galaxies. Most prominent is the magnitude 11.2 spiral NGC 4217, which floats in the lower right corner. 

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