Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
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M81 & M82, Henrique Silva
M81 & M82
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M81 & M82

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M81 & M82, Henrique Silva
M81 & M82
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M81 & M82

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Description

Messier 81 (Bode's Galaxy at the left side) and Messier 82 (Cigar galaxy - right side) galaxies are in Ursa Major constellation, at the distance of approximately 12M light years from Earth.

Setup:

T: TS Super APO 80/500

M: SW EQ6-r guided ASI120MM

C: QHY163M

Filters: Baader neodymium | Optolong RGB

Frames:

L: 200x120s bin1x1 | G50/Off25| -15ºC

R,G,B: 40x90s bin 1x1 | G50/Off25 | -15ºC (each channel)

Acquisition: Sharpcap; APT

Edition: PixInsight Core; PS

21/02/2020 ; 14/03/2020

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M81 & M82, Henrique Silva