"Messier 106 (also known as NGC 4258) is a spiral galaxy about in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781. 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."-Wikepedia

Taken with a TOA130S on an NJP temma 2 mount with a PWT Pinnacle pier
CCD camera: SBIG ST2000XM with Astrodon i- series filters
Exposure: L:R:G:B 60:60:60:60mins with 300secs subexposure
Guided with STL remote guidehead with e-finder
Image capture with MaxIM DL, image processing with CCD Stack and PS CS2
Taken on May 29, 2008 in Jackson, Ohio