M81 / M82

Bodes & Cigar Galaxies in HaLRGB

Object Info

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

12,000,000 ly

Date

March 20, 2026

Location

Descanso, CA

Exposure

Lum 24x10, R 12x10, G 12x10, B 12x10, Ha 20x900 (bin 1x1)
Lum 74x5, R 36x5, G 36x5, B 36x5 (bin 1x1)

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1860mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 1200GTO

Camera

Player One Zeus 455M PRO

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

Antlia LRGB-V Pro series, 3nm Ha

Software

NINA, PixInsight, Photoshop