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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Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy (M81 and M82), StarChaser1955
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Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy (M81 and M82)

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Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy (M81 and M82), StarChaser1955
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Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy (M81 and M82)

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Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy (M81 and M82).

Shot this from April 12th through April 24th; moon illumination, 1% to 94%.

10.9 hours total:

52 x 4 minutes with Baader clear filter, 30 flats

112 x 4 minutes with Altair Quadband OSC filter, 31 flats

No dark or bias frames. ISO: 1600

Stacked in DSS. FWHM range: 3.76 to 4.9 (poor to bad seeing)

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Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy (M81 and M82), StarChaser1955