Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077
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M81 and M82 (Bode's and Cigar Galaxies) During a Full Moon!, David Huff
M81 and M82 (Bode's and Cigar Galaxies) During a Full Moon!
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M81 and M82 (Bode's and Cigar Galaxies) During a Full Moon!

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M81 and M82 (Bode's and Cigar Galaxies) During a Full Moon!, David Huff
M81 and M82 (Bode's and Cigar Galaxies) During a Full Moon!
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M81 and M82 (Bode's and Cigar Galaxies) During a Full Moon!

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After a few weeks of clouds, snow, and equipment experimentation, I have finally had clear skies to image but, it was a full moon!  I used the Antlia Triband RGB Ultra filter to image M81 and M82 (Bode's and Cigar Galaxies) using my RASA 8 and it turned out amazing!  Hardly any moon light gradient to remove.  This was captured unguided and used subpixel dithering to drizzle 2x and crop what I wanted to show.  Clear Skies!

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M81 and M82 (Bode's and Cigar Galaxies) During a Full Moon!, David Huff