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.