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Title: THE BODE´S & THE CIGAR GALAXY - Messier 81 & Messier 82 - Deepsky 1508mm LRGB - Constellation Ursar Major

Description: THE BODE'S & THE CIGAR GALAXY
- Messier 81 & Messier 82
- Deepsky 1508mm LRGB
- Constellation Ursar Major

Messier 81 and Messier 82 are two neighboring galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major (Great Bear), located at a distance of about 12 million light years from Earth.
Messier 81, also known as Bode's Galaxy or NGC 3031, is a spiral galaxy with a diameter of about 90,000 light years and is about 12,000 light years away from us. It is one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky and contains a supermassive black hole with a mass of about 70 million suns in its center. Messier 81 is also known for its numerous supernova explosions that have occurred over the last few centuries. M81 is also known for its numerous HII regions, where young, hot stars produce ionized gas that exhibits striking red colors.
Messier 82, also known as the cigar galaxy or NGC 3034, is an irregular galaxy with a diameter of about 40,000 light years and only 10,000 light years away from our solar system. It is a so-called starburst galaxy, which means that it has an increased star formation rate caused by strong interstellar turbulence. This leads to an unusual shape of the galaxy, which is elongated and cigar-shaped. M82 also has a strong galactic wind caused by strong star formation. At its center is a supermassive black hole that is about 37 million times heavier than our sun.

Telescope: ATEO-1 Dream Aerospace Systems 16" f/3.75 Astrograph Reflector, 1508mm, Insight Observatory
Camera: FLI Proline 16803, Chroma filter set
Lights: 27xR/30xG/32xB 600s each / 10xR/10xG/10xB 300s each / Bin 1x1
Location: Beryl, Utah USA (Utah Desert Remote Observatories)
Acquired imageset, taken by Insight Telescope, Imageedit - Thomas ArtOfPix Großschmidt

Image processing:
Mainly Pixinsight, Photoshop, Lightroom, GraXpert, BTX Blur Terminator, Noise Terminator, Star X Terminator

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