Back to Article List From the March 2007 issue Phil Harrington’s binocular universe (May 2007 online extra) Here are a few other objects in Canes Venatici that are worth hunting for through your binoculars. By Phil Harrington | Published: March 23, 2007 M106 is a spiral galaxy found about one binocular field northwest of the star Chara. Look for a relatively large, oval glow less than a degree west of a 6th-magnitude foreground star.
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