Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3034
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M82 - Cigar Galaxy, Brennan Jontz
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M82 - Cigar Galaxy

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M82 - Cigar Galaxy, Brennan Jontz
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M82 - Cigar Galaxy

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Probably my proudest image so far... M82 the Cigar Galaxy is a starburst galaxy approximately 12M light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. This image includes about 14 hours of exposure time. I was going to include more but got impatient, maybe in the future!

120s X 180 Lum - Gain 120
120s x 30 RGB - Gain 120
300s X 60 H-Alpha - Gain 120
Telescope - iOptron 10" Truss RC
Mount - iOptron CEM120
Imaging Camera - Asi294mm Pro
Guide Scope - Skywatcher 80ed
Guide Camera - Asi174mm
Acquisition Software - Nina
Processing - Photoshop

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M82 - Cigar Galaxy, Brennan Jontz