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, SouthWestAstro
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M81 and M82

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M81 and M82, SouthWestAstro
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M81 and M82

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Imaged from my backyard (Bortle 6) in South Phoenix, AZ. Takahashi FC-100DZ refractor, FC-35 reducer, ASI533MC Pro and L-Pro filter.

40 x 3min lights + dark, flat and bias frames.

Probably need to quadruple the data on this to improve the detail but I like what I got so far.

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M81 and M82, SouthWestAstro