M81 and M82 - 22x600S L - 10x600S RGB - 24x1200S HA - 25 Darks - 25 Flats - Processed - Signed

At the top of the constellation Ursa Major lies two popular galaxies M81 and M82, M81 being Bodes Galaxy discovered by Johann Elert Bode, and M82 being the famous Cigar Galaxy and is referred to as a Starburst Galaxy

 

M82 is approximately 11.5 Million Light years from earth, M81 is approximately 11.8 Million Light years from earth

 

This image consists of the following

 

22x600S of Luminance

10x600S of Red

10x600S of Green

10x600S of Blue

25x1200S of HA as a lighten layer

 

I have been working on this since the beginning of January

 

Equipment Used

Atik Cameras 383L+ Cooled to -20C

Celestron Telescopes C80ED Telescope

Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro Mount

Altair Astro Astronomy Steel Pier

Qhyccd QHY5L-II Guide Camera

Starlight Xpress Ltd 7x36mm Filter Wheel

Baader Planetarium Filters

Images acquired with Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro

Pre-Processed with Nebulosity 3.0

Post Processed with Photoshop CS5

 

 

Done