Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's nebulae  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077
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M81/82, smkoush
M81/82
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M81/82

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M81/82, smkoush
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M81/82

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NP-101, Losmandy GM-8, Nikon D5100, total exposure of 38.7 minutes (116 x 20s) stacked and processed using Nebulosity 4 and Adobe Lightroom.

Full resolution image contains an 18th magnitude galaxy, PGC 2730409 (at z=0.12, or 1.54 billion light years away). Amazing what a 4" scope with a consumer DSLR can do!

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M81/82, smkoush