Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077
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Bode's Galaxy full, Duane Melvin
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Bode's Galaxy full

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10 subs 600 Seconds each  1 Hour total  gain = 100
G26 color 16 Bit Camera with a 26-megapixel APS-C sensor, 3.76u pixel size, cooled to -15C
Optolong L-Extreme Filter in single Starizona magnetic tray

Image telescope: Refractor Triplet,  Explore Scientific 102ED  102mm x 714mm  with Orion 0.8x Flattener

Guiding telescope: Orion 80mm x 300mm refractor with Starshoot Autoguide TM camera and ST4 cable direct to mount

EQ6R PRO mount     PhD2 guiding at +- 0.3 pixels
Polemaster exact NCP alignment!

SVbony wrap heaters

Deep Sky Stacker,  APT image capture and sequencing
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Final edits with Adobe Lightroom

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Bode's Galaxy full, Duane Melvin