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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The cosmic couple in the fog: M81 and M82, Stefano Conti
The cosmic couple in the fog: M81 and M82
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The cosmic couple in the fog: M81 and M82

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The cosmic couple in the fog: M81 and M82, Stefano Conti
The cosmic couple in the fog: M81 and M82
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The cosmic couple in the fog: M81 and M82

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The cosmic couple in the fog: M81 (right) and M82 (left) with its extraordinary red hydrogen jet immersed in the tenuous dust "fog" of the IFN (Integrated Flux Nebula), located inside our Galaxy.
The picture results from a collaboration between Marco Bastoni-Stefano Conti. It was taken in Italy, in the wonderful Tuscan hills, one of the last Italian Bortle class 4 sky areas.

L-RGB-Ha composed as follows:
L: 14h
RGB: 4h
Ha: 6h
Fsq106/asi2600mm/Avalon M-Uno

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Manciano - Tuscany - Italy

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The cosmic couple in the fog: M81 and M82, Stefano Conti