Bode's Galaxy NGC 3031 & Cigar Galaxy NGC 3034
Photo description / processing
Ursa Major Constellation
Messier 81 Spiral Galaxy Bode (Bode's Galaxy, NGC 3031, PGC 28630)
Messier 82 Barred Spiral Galaxy Cigar (Cigar Galaxy, NGC 3034, PGC 28655)
Equipment:
Canon EOS 200 Da camera.
Synta SkyWatcher 150/750 telescope, F/5
HEQ-5 Pro mount
iOptron iPolar polar alignment camera
Baader MPCC Mark III coma corrector
Bahtinov mask
Imaging software:
Astrophotography Tool
SharpCap (polar alignment)
EQ-Mode
ASCOM
Cartes Du Ciel
Imaging from 27-28.03.2025, Kremenkoul area
Red light pollution zone. Bortle scale class 7
Atmospheric haze
277 Light frames at 30 seconds + 50 Dark frames + 50 Bias frames
ISO 1600
Total integrated exposure Σ=2h18'30"
Post-processing software:
DeepSkyStacker
FitsWork
FITStacker
Lightroom
StraNet2GUI
Photoshop
Topaz Denoise AI
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher 150/750
- Camera
- Canon EOS 200D (astro-modified)
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
- Accessories
- Baader MPCC Mark III, iOptron iPolar, Bahtinov Mask
- Software
- Astro Photography Tool, SharpCap, DeepSkyStacker, Fitswork, FitStacker, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, StraNet2GUI, Adobe Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise AI
- Location
- Chelyabinsk, Russia
Light pollution
Red, Bortle 7 zone
- Date taken
Exposure
- 277 × 30″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 ·
Total exposure: 2 h 19 m









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