M81 / M82

Bodes & Cigar Galaxies

M81 / M82

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Object Info

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

12,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

May 22, 2009

Location

Mount Laguna, CA

Exposure

Lum 12x5, R 6x3, G 6x3, B 6x3 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB

Software

CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop