Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  24 d UMa  ·  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 2959  ·  NGC 2961  ·  NGC 2976  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077  ·  The star 24UMa
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M81 + M82 - 2021.04.05-06, nackmaster
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M81 + M82 - 2021.04.05-06

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M81 + M82 - 2021.04.05-06

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Description

ISO 1600

250mm

F/4.9

Taken with a Nikon D3300 attached to a RedCat 51 mounted on a Sky Guider Pro, no auto-guiding used.

170 lights x 2 minutes each (5 hours, 40 minutes total exposure time)

Main targets are M81 and M82 but there are some small other galaxies to see.

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M81 + M82 - 2021.04.05-06, nackmaster

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