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 & M82, Craig Bobchin
M81 & M82
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M81 & M82

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M81 & M82, Craig Bobchin
M81 & M82
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M81 & M82

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I had a couple of clear nights this weekend. I took advantage of it.
M81/M82
These two galaxies are gravitationally bound and the gravitational interactions have warped both galaxies. They are 12 million light-years distant toward the northern constellation of the Great Bear. 

M82 is the longer irregular looking galaxy and the spiral is known as M81.

Pentax K-1
Losmandy G-11 guided by Lacerta MGEN III
80x180s
15 flats
15 darks

Stacked in Pixinsight Processed in PI and Photoshop
PI Processing
BG Neutaralization
SCNR
SPCC
BXT
Inverted SCNR
EZ Stretch

Photoshop Processing
Astropanel X
32 bit >16bit
Reset colors
Astroflat Pro
Camera Raw (Contrast, higlights/shadows, clarity/Dehaze, Vibrance and Saturation)
Sharpen
Astropanel Star Saturation

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M81 & M82, Craig Bobchin