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M81 and M82, Tristan Campbell
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M81 and M82

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M81 and M82

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First attempt at such a long integration, still struggling with calibration of the 1600pro. Bortle 5 skies over a few clear(ish) nights between Feb and April 2019. I'm sure better results can be got with the data but still very much learning!

217x Luminence @ 2min

169x Red @2min

157x green @ 2min

127x Blue @ 2min

118x HA @ 5min

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Description: Pushing the data as far as I can I've managed to extract some IFN. Obviously needs a lot more exposure for better definition but amazed it could be seen at all.

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M81 and M82, Tristan Campbell

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