M106 is a massive but 24 million light year distant intermediate Spiral Galaxy Galaxy in Canes Venatici. Shown here in widefield with NGC 4217 to the bottom left and NGC 4220 to the right of the image, both about 61 million light years distant. M106 contains an active galactic nucleus (AGN) and is notable as a Seyfert Galaxy. AGN are the most luminous sources of electromagnetic radiation in the Universe and are caused by the accretion of material in the central region around a super massive black hole.

My Galaxy Szn Collection is an upgradeable deep space astrophotography collection. Objects will be upgraded over the years as new higher resolution equipment is obtained.

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Photographer: Ronan Hunt Iteration 1 Full Resolution: 2219x2219 pix, 1/1 Edition Jpeg Image Credit: Ronan Hunt