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M82 Galaxy in Ursa Major

M82 Galaxy in Ursa Major Crop

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Date February 28 - March 6, 2021
Exposure HαLRGB  435:200:100:100:100 (15.6 hours, cropped)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Denoise AI
Comments Moderate seeing; acquired with CCD Commander from Animas, NM


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M82 Irregular Galaxy in Ursa Major with supernova 2014
Date January 23, 2014
Exposure RGB 15:15:15
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N  f/3.6 on AstroPhysics 900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guidehead with 50 mm MiniBorg
Processing MaximDL, PhotoshopCS6,  GradientXterminator
Comments Galaxy low in the north,very cold

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M82 Irregular Galaxy in Ursa Major
Date 3/29, 3/31, 4/2 and 4/3/2006
Exposure HaLRGB 90:120:15:15:15 (RGB binned 2x2)
Camera ST2000XM w/ SBIG filters
Telescope Celestron C8 @ f/6.7 (1327mm) on Losmandy G11
Guiding self-guided
Processing MaximDL, FITS Liberator, Photoshop CS2
Comments High thin clouds (3/29); better seeing on 3/31