Bode's Galaxy (M 81)

 Posted: Apr 17th, 2026
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: SkyWatcher 200/1000PDS
Camera: ZWO ASI 585 mc pro
Mount: homemade harmonic mount
Guide Scope: OAG Askar
Guide Camera: 220mm zwo
Software: siril, PS, GraXp, asi air mini
Accessories: sharpstar 0.95 mpcc
Exposure:
90 x 300" ISO/Gain: 200 - Optolong L-Quad Enhance, - 20 градусов
100 x 300" ISO/Gain: 0 - Optolong L-Quad Enhance, - 20 градусов
420 x 60" ISO/Gain: 200 - Optolong L-Quad Enhance, - 20 градусов
Yellow, Bortle 5 zone:
 Elatma, Russia
 Mar 13th, 2026
22 h 50 m
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Resolution: 1876x3529 px
Scale: 28508 KB

To be honest, I'm not very satisfied with the result. I wanted more dust in the background, but it seems like I need about 2 hours of exposure for that. I tried adding an L-channel, but it desaturates the image.

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