M81 Bode's GalaxyHaLRGB

M81 Bode's Galaxy, 12 million light years away in Ursa Major. 19.8 hours integration in HaLRGB from Bortle 7 UK Skies.

 

Location: April-May 2023, 5 nights, St Helens, UK, Bortle 7.

 

Acquisition:51x540s Ha, 187x60s Lum, 50x180s Red, 65x180s Green, 65x180s Blue. TI 19.8 hours.

 

Equipment:Skywatcher 200P Newtonian (modified), EQ6Rpro. ZWO ASI533MMpro, EFW, EAF. Baader MPCCMkIII coma corrector, Ha 6.5nm. Optolong LRGB.

 

Guiding:Skywatcher Evoguide 50ED, Altair GPCAMAR0130M.

 

Software:NINA, EQMOD, PHD2

 

Processing:Affinity Photo2 with StarXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator and Topaz DeNoiseAI plug-ins, Siril, GraXpert and Astrosharp

 

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