Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
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Bodes, under a near full moon, Wim van Berlo
Bodes, under a near full moon
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Bodes, under a near full moon

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Bodes, under a near full moon, Wim van Berlo
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Bodes, under a near full moon

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It seems that clear nights almost always coincide with a full moon. The data for this image was collected 2 nights ago with the moon all too high in the sky. I didn't bother with luminance and captured only RGB data.
What is so fascinating about this image is that it contains galaxies that are over 1.5 billion light years distant. The light from these galaxies has traveled this vast distance, and it only took me 4 hours under a near full moon to discern it from the background noise.

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Bodes, under a near full moon, Wim van Berlo