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 (Cropped from Wide Field), Mark Killion
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M81 & M82 (Cropped from Wide Field)

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M81 & M82 (Cropped from Wide Field), Mark Killion
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M81 & M82 (Cropped from Wide Field)

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I imaged these galaxies on 5/30/20 during a bright quarter moon phase. My Skytech filter allowed me to get some detail I probably wouldn't have acquired otherwise. This resulting image is from ten exposures at ISO 800 for 300 seconds each. No flats, no darks or bias frames were used.

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M81 & M82 (Cropped from Wide Field), Mark Killion

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