M81, m82

 Posted: Jun 1st, 2025
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Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 150/750
Camera: Canon 1100d
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope: Angeleyes
Guide Camera: Datyson t7c
Software: Sirill, graXpert, Pixinsight, photoshop
Exposure:
57 x 200" ISO/Gain: 400
Yellow, Bortle 5 zone:
 Rostovskaya Oblast Snesvetay, Russia
 May 2nd, 2025
3 h 10 m
711
Resolution: 4290x2856 px
Scale: 1391 KB
Bode's Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy (M81 and M82) 03.05.2025 Big Saly
Shooting parameters:
SW 150/750 telescope
Heq 5pro mount
Canon 1100d camera
Datyson t7c guide camera
57 frames of 200 seconds each (3 hours)
ISO 400
Calibration: 15 dark files, 20 flats.

Bode's Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy's structure features two spiral arms containing a lot of dust, indicating numerous regions of active star formation.
Cigar Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy with intense star formation in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy's core contains a supermassive black hole with a mass of 30 million solar masses. The Cigar Galaxy is tilted 80 degrees toward Earth, making it quite elongated, which is how it got its name.
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