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My First M81 and M82, Alex
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My First M81 and M82

My First M81 and M82, Alex
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My First M81 and M82

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This is my first attempt at galaxies during galaxy season. I am nearing the end of my third month in the hobby having started in early January. I'd like to take this time to thank Astrobin user Jared Holloway for all his online help since day one of my foray into the hobby.

Constructive criticism is greatly appreciated as this is my first serious go at galaxies, and I have another clear night tonight to get some more data. In particular thoughts on capturing data differently (no filter, or different filter, etc.) to add to existing data would be helpful or just general areas to work on improving processing would be great.

Thanks and Regards,

Alex

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Description: Backed off on the noise reduction after looking at other images and Lee B's comments.

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My First M81 and M82, Alex