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Bode's Galaxy NGC 3031 & Cigar Galaxy NGC 3034

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Bode's Galaxy NGC 3031 & Cigar Galaxy NGC 3034NGC 3031NGC 3034
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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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