M81, M82 and the IFN (Andy Brown)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa) · Contains: Bode's Galaxy · Cigar Galaxy · M 81 · M 82 · NGC 2959 · NGC 2961 · NGC 3031 · NGC 3034 · NGC 3077 · PGC 139216 · PGC 213665 · PGC 2703724 · PGC 2708107 · PGC 2708458 · PGC 2708570 · PGC 2709184 · PGC 2711212 · PGC 2715461 · PGC 2719634 · PGC 2719935 · PGC 2720796 · PGC 2721118 · PGC 2722319 · PGC 2723482 · PGC 2723612 · PGC 2723731 · PGC 2724146 · PGC 2724418 · PGC 2725076 · PGC 2725421 · And 71 more.

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M81, M82 and the IFN

Revision title: Reprocess

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M81, M82 and the IFN

Revision title: Reprocess

Bode's Galaxy (M81) and Cigar Galaxy (M82)

The result of several nights of imaging and my first attempt at capturing the Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN) in this area of the sky. This is extremely faint so needed a long integration of LRGB. I've also added some Ha but would like more time on this to bring out the jets in M82.

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Title: Reprocess

Description: Reprocessed from the original integration to improve detail in the galaxies whilst preserving the IFN signal. Better colour balance, star shapes and noise reduction thanks to SPCC and the latest RC Astro tools. Careful masking in Photoshop was used to blend the brighter galaxies with the faint IFN background.

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Astrometry.net job	9007338
PixInsight job	UM8V47QTRHDR73VD5F72CVNFYVOHJR80
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RA (center)	09h54m38s.99
RA (top/left)	10h13m24s.70
RA (top/right)	09h53m42s.64
RA (bottom/right)	09h34m46s.22
RA (bottom/left)	09h55m27s.90

Dec (center)	+69°05′58″.6
Dec (top/left)	+68°23′58″.7
Dec (top/right)	+70°56′03″.2
Dec (bottom/right)	+69°39′48″.7
Dec (bottom/left)	+67°15′47″.7

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