M81 and M82 Bode's galaxy and Cigar galaxy , Steve Coates

M81 and M82 Bode's galaxy and Cigar galaxy

M81 and M82 Bode's galaxy and Cigar galaxy , Steve Coates

M81 and M82 Bode's galaxy and Cigar galaxy

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Description

M81/M82 Bode's galaxy and Cigar galaxy with accompanying galaxy NGC 3077

Constellation: Ursa Major

~11.8 million light years distant

January 31, 2012 and February 1 and 2, 2013

Ocala, FL

RGB 6 min subs for a total of 1 hour each channel

Luminance (with IDAS LP filter) combination of 4 min and 6 min subs totaling 4 hours and 16 min

Ha 15 min subs for a total of 1 hour

PS CS5

Orion 80mm EON

Orion 50mm guidescope with SSAG

QSI 683ws

Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II

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M81 and M82 Bode's galaxy and Cigar galaxy , Steve Coates