Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
M81 and M82, Ross Clark
M81 and M82
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M81 and M82

M81 and M82, Ross Clark
M81 and M82
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M81 and M82

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Description

This was my first image I took from my Bortle 7 home without using a LP filter, this was images with just a UV/IR cut filter and really surprised me with the results

This is such a great pair of galaxies to image. I’d love some more focal length to get a better view

Data captured between 2nd and 5th of March 2020

100x180s stacked with full calibration in DSS using 2x Drizzle and cropped to bring subjects forward

Processed in SiriL and Photoshop

ZWO ASI1600MC Pro, Unity Gain, -15C

Lacerta 72mm f/6 APO refractor

iOptron CEM25P

ZWO ASI120MM-S guide camera

ZWO 60mm guide scope

Altair Astro IR/UV 2” Filter

Images captured by APT, guided by PHD2

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