Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3034

Image of the day 04/30/2020

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    M82 (Deep), KuriousGeorge
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    M82 (Deep)

    Image of the day 04/30/2020

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      M82 (Deep), KuriousGeorge
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      M82 (Deep)

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      Finally had some clear nights to complete this project the way I imagined it. (-:

      Adam Block was very kind to lend me 28 hours of 5 nm Ha captured from his 32". The moon apparently was up for much of that, but nevertheless there was noticeably more Ha present then what I could capture with no moon and only 6 hours.

      A "deeper" image was produced later when the skies cleared in Julian, CA...

      M82 (Deeper)

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      Description: Added subtle sharpening using HPF overlay.

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      M82 (Deep), KuriousGeorge