Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's nebulae  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
M81 and M82, Peter Lipscomb
M81 and M82
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M81 and M82

M81 and M82, Peter Lipscomb
M81 and M82
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M81 and M82

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Description

Just over three hours exposure time from my driveway in Santa Fe, NM 10 L frames and 9 each RGB. Unguided. FC 76 at f/7.9

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Revisions

  • M81 and M82, Peter Lipscomb
    Original
  • M81 and M82, Peter Lipscomb
    B
  • Final
    M81 and M82, Peter Lipscomb
    C

B

Description: Full calibration, noise reduction and saturation boost

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C

Description: reworked the cores of each galaxy - shadows and contrast and selective sharpening

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M81 and M82, Peter Lipscomb