Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
A Jewel in the night sky - M81, 



    
        

            Julian Shroff
A Jewel in the night sky - M81
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A Jewel in the night sky - M81

A Jewel in the night sky - M81, 



    
        

            Julian Shroff
A Jewel in the night sky - M81
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A Jewel in the night sky - M81

Acquisition details

Dates:
Nov. 17, 2020
Frames:
800×120(26h 40′)
Integration:
26h 40′
Avg. Moon age:
2.60 days
Avg. Moon phase:
7.43%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 4184795

RA center: 09h55m58s.8

DEC center: +69°0310

Pixel scale: 0.557 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 269.848 degrees

Field radius: 0.283 degrees

Resolution: 2902x2214

File size: 2.9 MB

Data source: Traveller

Description

I finally have a satisfying edit of M81. I re-edited this image so many times, I couldn't tell you how many.

But this time, I feel like I finally got it right. Not too bright, not too saturated, not overcooked. Now I can finally move on to the next object lol.

By the way, not only can you see the Satellite dwarf irregular galaxy Holmberg IX above M81, but also a small patch of well defined Integrated Flux Nebula towards the top right of the image. This is no gradient or processing artefact, its IFN!

Let me know what you think! I'm really excited about this one.

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A Jewel in the night sky - M81, 



    
        

            Julian Shroff