M81, m82
Photo description / processing
Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy (M81 and M82) 03.05.2025, Bolshiye Saly
Imaging parameters: SW 150/750 telescope, Heq 5pro mount, Canon 1100d camera, guide camera Datyson t7c
57 frames at 200 seconds each (3 hours total), ISO 400
Calibration: 15 dark frames, 20 flat frames
Bode's Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. Its structure features two spiral arms rich in dust, indicating numerous regions of active star formation.
The Cigar Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy with intense star formation, also located in Ursa Major. Its core contains a supermassive black hole with a mass of 30 million solar masses. The Cigar Galaxy is tilted about 80 degrees relative to Earth, giving it an elongated appearance, which is how it earned its name.
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher 150/750
- Camera
- Canon EOS 1100D
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
- Guide Scope
- Angeleyes
- Guide Camera
- Datyson t7c
- Software
- Siril, graXpert, Pixinsight, photoshop
- Location
- Ростовская область, с.Несветай, Россия
Light pollution
Yellow, Bortle 5 zone
- Date taken
Exposure
- 57 × 200″ · ISO/Gain: 400 ·
Total exposure: 3 h 10 m




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