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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Cigar Galaxy M82, Herbert W Hamber
Cigar Galaxy M82
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Cigar Galaxy M82

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Cigar Galaxy M82, Herbert W Hamber
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Cigar Galaxy M82

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Cigar Galaxy M82.

Picture taken with "out of the Amazon box" Celestron Nexstar 8se with Celestron F/6.3 reducer, and Canon T6i (body bought used on Amazon). 

No wedge, no gps, no wifi, no guiding, no filters, 110ac power cord, stock red dot finder, 3d printed bhatinov mask, standard three star alignment.

Exposure time is 10 sec x 270 = 45min at 1600iso.

Taken on a moonless night, May 31 2022, Borrego Spring California USA.

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Cigar Galaxy M82, Herbert W Hamber