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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M81 and M82, Rob Calfee
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M81 and M82

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M81 and M82, Rob Calfee
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M81 and M82

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I had a hell of a time with STF the last two weeks but I think I figured it out tonight. There must be some offset I changed that boosted the stretch too much. Confused me A LOT. Adjusted that and was able to finally get past the "chewy and crunchy" to something I could work with. Seeing the red material ejected from M82 made my night. Looking forward to trying to get more detail out of it in the future. I used a WO Z73 for these pics. I'm going to try and grab it using an AT130EDT next with a monochrome. Feedback is welcome. Is it too sharp?

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M81 and M82, Rob Calfee

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