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

April 29, 2006

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

Lum 3x15, R 3x10, G 3x10, B 3x10 (bin 2x2)

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Celestron CGE

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB

Software

MaxIm DL, RegiStar, Photoshop