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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Bode's Cigar - M81 & M82, Martin S.
Bode's Cigar - M81 & M82
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Bode's Cigar - M81 & M82

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Bode's Cigar - M81 & M82, Martin S.
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Bode's Cigar - M81 & M82

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Originally I though this would be an easy target. Boy I was wrong. This image was so far my most complicated. For the first time I tried to combine data from two filters (L-Pro and L-Ultimate) to emphasise the Ha signal, especially on the Cigar galaxy. I watched some YouTube videos to learn and replicate this processing technique (James Lamb and Paulyman Astro) and always realising I need some more data. Here is finally a result I am happy with... or at least for the first try ;-)

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Bode's Cigar - M81 & M82, Martin S.