Thursday, July 28, 2022
M81 - Bode's Galaxy
OBJECT
M81 - Bode's Galaxy (and satellite galaxy Holmberg IX, left of M81) (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , large)
Distance: 12 million light years
Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7
Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II
Camera QSI 690wsg @ -15C
Filters Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2, Astrodon Ha (3nm)
Guider SX Lodestar
Settings 20x5min L (bin1x1); 5x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, PI, CS4 (uncropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias)
Date/Location
7 April 2022 - Las Cruces, NM
This image is LRGB.