Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3034
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M82 - The Cigar Galaxy, John silver
M82 - The Cigar Galaxy
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M82 - The Cigar Galaxy

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M82 - The Cigar Galaxy, John silver
M82 - The Cigar Galaxy
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M82 - The Cigar Galaxy

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Messier 82 - Cigar Galaxy (NGC 3034) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
Location: Whiteley - Bortle 5
Equipment:-
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 11 with 0.7X Reducer giving focal length F7
GuideScope: N/A as Off Axis Guiding.
Main Camera: ASI2600MCPro.
Guiding Camera: ASI174MM (off axis guiding).
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro.
Controller: ASIAir Pro.
Filter: Optolong L-Pro Light Pollution Filter
Software: PIxinsight
Frames: 113x180Sec lights (~5.5hours), 50xFlats & 50xdark Flats

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M82 - The Cigar Galaxy, John silver