M81 - Bode's Galaxy (from my backyard in Las Cruces)
Distance: 12 million light years
Bouncing back to a LONG focal length (about 2000mm), here is my latest result using my largest scope, the 12" RC Truss-tube!
Easily my best ever result imaging this object over the past decade...aperture and mount are everything.
http://jeffjastro.com/dso/M81_30Apr24.htm
More details at the link.
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