Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077
Messier 81(Bode's Galaxy) ,Messier 82(The Cigar Galaxy) and some faint surrounding dust (IFN), Cosar Catalin Daniel
Messier 81(Bode's Galaxy) ,Messier 82(The Cigar Galaxy) and some faint surrounding dust (IFN)
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Messier 81(Bode's Galaxy) ,Messier 82(The Cigar Galaxy) and some faint surrounding dust (IFN)

Messier 81(Bode's Galaxy) ,Messier 82(The Cigar Galaxy) and some faint surrounding dust (IFN), Cosar Catalin Daniel
Messier 81(Bode's Galaxy) ,Messier 82(The Cigar Galaxy) and some faint surrounding dust (IFN)
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Messier 81(Bode's Galaxy) ,Messier 82(The Cigar Galaxy) and some faint surrounding dust (IFN)

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Messier 81(Bode's Galaxy) ,Messier 82(The Cigar Galaxy) and some faint surrounding dust (IFN)

Equipment used :

EQ8_PRO Mount

Takahashi FSQ-85EDX f/5.3 telescope ,

SG-4 standalone autoguider with Borg50 guidescope ,

Qsi690 wsg8 camera and Chroma filters

17x300sec R

29x300sec G

27x300sec B

25x1800sec Ha

80x300sec Lum. .... a total integration of aprox. 26h

Apt for acquisition,alligned and stacked with ccd_stack 2 and processed in Pixinsight.

Location - Henlow (Bedfordshire).

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Messier 81(Bode's Galaxy) ,Messier 82(The Cigar Galaxy) and some faint surrounding dust (IFN), Cosar Catalin Daniel