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

January 28, 2011

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

ISO 1600, 6x300s

Notes

Shoot in RAW, Dark subtracted

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

Canon 30D

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Software

CCDStack, Photoshop