Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  24 UMa)  ·  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077  ·  The star Althiba VII (d UMa
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m81 and m82 in IFNs, Dariusz Orlicz
m81 and m82 in IFNs
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m81 and m82 in IFNs

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m81 and m82 in IFNs, Dariusz Orlicz
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m81 and m82 in IFNs

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This is a project I've been working on for the past 3 years, where I aimed to collect at least 20 hours of RGB data with my Nikon D810. It took so long due to the weather in my country. I had only 6-9 nights available, worth a 5-hour drive to reach a dark sky location (I live in the exact center of the capital city) since April 2021.In the meantime, I suffered a stroke and underwent cardio surgery, but eventually, I recovered and continued collecting the data. Technically, I could have easily replaced the stars with double spikes, but I decided to leave them as they are. They remind me of my astrophotography journey and represent how, over time, I gained experience and fine-tuned my rig.I hope you will enjoy this project as much as I have derived satisfaction from completing it. Now, I'm eager to move on to the next chapter.

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m81 and m82 in IFNs, Dariusz Orlicz