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M81- M82, Roland Christen
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M81- M82

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M81- M82

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Description

M81 - M82 Galaxies and surrounding area
Imaged from Machesney Park AP observatory
Telescope:  AP130GTX with Field Flattener
Mount: Mach2 Encoder mount
Camera: ZWO 6200MM Pro

Exposure: 29 x 300 sec Lum
Seeing: average, 1.5 to 2.2 arc sec
Transparency:  poor with high hazy clouds and Full Moon

Test of 130 GTX with Field Flattener using full frame CMOS camera

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M81- M82, Roland Christen