Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
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M_81 Bodes Galaxy 2021_06_16_0012, BensAstroStuff

M_81 Bodes Galaxy 2021_06_16_0012

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M_81 Bodes Galaxy 2021_06_16_0012

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Description

Name of Object: M81 - Bode's Galaxy

Image Type: RGB Exposure: 60*60sec lights (50 best integrated) + 30*60sec darks & flats

Date: 06/15/2021

Bortle: Class 5

Gear:

Telescope: Orion 150mm/750mm Newtonian (Started life as a Starblast 6)

Mount: Orion Skyview Pro with Goto Upgrade

Tracking: ZWO ASI120MM-mini + Orion 50mm

Main Camera: ZWO ASI183MC (Uncooled)

Software:

Kstars/Ekos to Indi on Raspberry Pi for mount control, guidance, and image acquisition. Siril for stacking, color correction, histogram editing, and Asinh Transformation. Cropped and resized in Gimp.

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Description: I learned a better way to apply darks & flats (don't debayer anything until they're applied) so did a simple reprocess of the data to see if it improved. I think it's slightly better, but not hugely so.

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M_81 Bodes Galaxy 2021_06_16_0012, BensAstroStuff

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