Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
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M81 and M82, Benjamin Law
M81 and M82
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M81 and M82

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M81 and M82, Benjamin Law
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M81 and M82

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My latest, unfinished, project. I started this few months ago and at first, I thought I was able to collect enough signal to show IFN in this region from my Bortle 8 backyard (somehow successful using a different scope before). But the next clear sky is going to be one night and it will lie on the next full moon.... again. The window for this target is getting smaller and smaller. So, i will continue later if I can get more data. But I think the Ha addon looks really nice!

So far, this is what I have got. 
M81 and M82 in HaLRGB

L - 129x180s (6.5 hours)
Ha - 50x300s (4.2 hours)
RGB - 89x180s (4.5 hours)
Total ~ 15.2hours

Scope: Explore Scientific N208CF (8" F/4 Newtonian)
Camera: ASI294MM-P (2x2) for L, Ha
ASI294MC-P (1x1) for RGB

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M81 and M82, Benjamin Law