Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3034
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Cigar Nebula (M82), BryanHudson
Cigar Nebula (M82)
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Cigar Nebula (M82)

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Cigar Nebula (M82), BryanHudson
Cigar Nebula (M82)
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Cigar Nebula (M82)

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Cigar Nebula (M82) from Bortle 4 sky 60 miles away from my Bortle 7 home. Very interesting object! Nothing beats a darker sky.
~ ASI533MC Pro with Optolong L-Pro
~ Celestron C8 XLT with .63 reducer
~ Captured and stacked using ASIAir Plus
~ 12, 180 second light frames with flats and bias
~ ZWO AM3 mount, guided, dithered
~ Processed in Pixinsight (NarrowBandNormalization process), Lightroom, Photoshop

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Cigar Nebula (M82), BryanHudson