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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Bode Galaxy (M81) and Cigar Galaxy (M82), 



    
        

            Olivier Ravayrol
Bode Galaxy (M81) and Cigar Galaxy (M82)
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Bode Galaxy (M81) and Cigar Galaxy (M82)

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Bode Galaxy (M81) and Cigar Galaxy (M82), 



    
        

            Olivier Ravayrol
Bode Galaxy (M81) and Cigar Galaxy (M82)
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Bode Galaxy (M81) and Cigar Galaxy (M82)

Acquisition details

Dates:
Feb. 21, 2020 ·  Feb. 22, 2020 ·  April 14, 2020 ·  April 14, 2021
Frames:
Astronomik CLS 1.25": 5×360(30′) (gain: 75.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astronomik LRGB 1.25": 22×360(2h 12′) (gain: 75.00) -20°C bin 1×1
Astronomik LRGB 1.25": 26×180(1h 18′) (gain: 75.00) -20°C bin 2×2
Integration:
4h
Darks:
29
Flats:
24
Bias:
100
Avg. Moon age:
19.98 days
Avg. Moon phase:
16.34%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
5.00
Mean FWHM:
7.00
Temperature:
9.50

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 4501177

RA center: 09h55m43s.9

DEC center: +69°2258

Pixel scale: 0.776 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 105.663 degrees

Field radius: 0.594 degrees

Resolution: 4479x3206

File size: 6.4 MB

Data source: Backyard

Description

Bode Galaxy (M81) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82)

L-RGB

Bin1x1 L:2h42mn, Bin2x2 R:21mn, G:30mn & B:27mm exposure time

200/1000 mm Newton telescope

Camera ZWO ASI1600MM Pro

Preprocessing with SIRIL

Image processing with Photoshop

Final touch with Lightroom

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