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, Charlie Goldberg
M81 and M82
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M81 and M82

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M81 and M82, Charlie Goldberg
M81 and M82
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M81 and M82

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R: 3h58m @ 120s

G: 5h22m @ 120s

B: 5h28m @ 120s

L: 7h21m @ 120s

Total: 22h9m

This was another image I originally processed in photoshop but reprocessed in pixinsight when I got it. Pixinsight was able to bring out a lot more detail and color in the galaxies. It also allowed me to tease out details in the bright core while also allowing the fainter arms of M81 to be bright. If you look closely at the brighter stars they almost look like they have a piece bitten out of them on either side. I believe this is a diffraction pattern from 2 parts inside my scope and it only shows up in broadband images... As I continue to learn PI I think I'll be able to remove this artifact.

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M81 and M82, Charlie Goldberg