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 and M82 galaxies, DustSpeakers
M81 and M82 galaxies
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M81 and M82 galaxies

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M81 and M82 galaxies

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A pair of galaxies
Designated Messier 81 (top right - Bode's galaxy) and Messier 82 (Cigar galaxy), this pair of galaxies about 12 million light years away in the constellation of Ursa Major are visible throughout the year from UK latitudes.
Captured over 3 sessions on 19, 20 Mar 2022 and 17 July 2021 from my Bortle 5 back garden with Redcat 51 on an iOptron Skyguider Pro (not guided) with ASI 1600 MM Pro mono camera with L, R, G, B, Ha filters.

L - 60 x 120s (~ 2 hrs)
RGB - 120 x 60s (~ 2 hrs each)
Ha - 30 x 120s (~ 1 hr)
Total ~ 9 hrs
Processed in APP, StarTools and Gimp

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