Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  24 UMa)  ·  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  Coddington's Nebula  ·  IC 2574  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  The star 22 UMa  ·  The star 27 UMa  ·  The star 28 UMa  ·  The star 32 UMa  ·  The star 35 UMa  ·  The star 38 UMa  ·  The star Althiba VII (d UMa
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WIDEFIELD: M81 Group and Many Other Galaxies Lost in the IFN, Scott Denning
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WIDEFIELD: M81 Group and Many Other Galaxies Lost in the IFN

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WIDEFIELD: M81 Group and Many Other Galaxies Lost in the IFN, Scott Denning
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WIDEFIELD: M81 Group and Many Other Galaxies Lost in the IFN

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Huge Widefield in Ursa Major centered on M81 & M81, showing the intricate web of backlit dust illuminated by the integrated light of our galaxy. This is the Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN). I especially like the dusty lobster to the left of this image!

Rokinon/Samyang 135 mm camera lens (f/2.8)
ASI2600mc pro
10 Micron GM100 mount
148x120s OSC (about 5 hours exposure through the wee hours of  Feb 6)
Bortle5 suburb

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WIDEFIELD: M81 Group and Many Other Galaxies Lost in the IFN, Scott Denning