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Bode's nebula and Cigar Galaxy.

Taken with Vixen A81M telescope, Explore Scientific iEXOS-100-02 mount, SvBony 60mmx220mm guide scope, SvBony 505c guide camera and Cannon T7 main camera.
Processed with GIMP and Corel paint shop pro.
66, 120 second subs

Messier 81 is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It has a D₂₅ isophotal diameter of 29.44 kiloparsecs. Wikipedia

Coordinates : RA 9h 55m 33s | Dec +69° 3′ 55″

Stars : 250 billion

Radius : 45,000 light years

Constellation : Ursa Major

Discoverer : Johann Elert Bode

Discovered : December 31, 1774

Magnitude : 6.94

M82 Galaxy Messier 82 is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is the second-largest member of the M81 Group, with the D₂₅ isophotal diameter of 12.52 kiloparsecs. Wikipedia

Coordinates : RA 9h 55m 52s | Dec +69° 40′ 47″

Stars : 30 billion

Radius : 18,500 light years

Apparent mass : ~50 billion M☉

Constellation : Ursa Major

Magnitude : 8.41

Age : 13.3 billion years

Description

Bode's nebula and Cigar Galaxy.

Taken with Vixen A81M telescope, Explore Scientific iEXOS-100-02 mount, SvBony 60mmx220mm guide scope, SvBony 505c guide camera and Cannon T7 main camera.
Processed with GIMP and Corel paint shop pro.
66, 120 second subs

Messier 81 is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It has a D₂₅ isophotal diameter of 29.44 kiloparsecs. Wikipedia

Coordinates : RA 9h 55m 33s | Dec +69° 3′ 55″

Stars : 250 billion

Radius : 45,000 light years

Constellation : Ursa Major

Discoverer : Johann Elert Bode

Discovered : December 31, 1774

Magnitude : 6.94

M82 Galaxy Messier 82 is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is the second-largest member of the M81 Group, with the D₂₅ isophotal diameter of 12.52 kiloparsecs. Wikipedia

Coordinates : RA 9h 55m 52s | Dec +69° 40′ 47″

Stars : 30 billion

Radius : 18,500 light years

Apparent mass : ~50 billion M☉

Constellation : Ursa Major

Magnitude : 8.41

Age : 13.3 billion years