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 and M82, Randy Smith
M81 and M82
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M81 and M82

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M81 and M82, Randy Smith
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M81 and M82

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Trying out a Skywatcher 200P Quattro Newtonian Scope as an alternative to my regular C11 with HyperStar.  I love the C11 but would really like to have a scope that could take a filter wheel for more narrow band imaging.  Also looking for a scope to shoot at a higher focal length and this newt give me the option of 800 mm with a flattener at F4 and 600 with .75 reducer at F3 which is close to the C11 HyperStar at 540 mm and F2.

This image was my first night out with it as a test.  To keep it simple, I did shoot in one-shot color.  I have an issue with the diffraction spikes flaring to the right side - maybe just a collimation issue???

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M81 and M82, Randy Smith