PROJECT
M81
Bode's Galaxy
01 — THE OBJECT
M81
Bode's Galaxy
M81 (Bode's Galaxy) and its neighbour M82 (the Cigar Galaxy) form a famous pair in Ursa Major, about 12 million light-years away. M81 is an elegant spiral; M82, seen edge-on, is shaken by an intense starburst, with gas jets leaving the disk.
- Type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Distance
- 12000000 ly
02 — THE PROJECT
M81 & M82 — Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar
M81 (Bode's Galaxy) and its neighbour M82 (the Cigar Galaxy) form a famous pair in Ursa Major, about 12 million light-years away. M81 is an elegant spiral; M82, seen edge-on, is shaken by an intense starburst, with gas jets leaving the disk. Imaged from Le Pradet / Toulon (Var, Bortle 7 skies). AstroBin source: https://app.astrobin.com/i/mysxb9 Location: Le Pradet / Toulon, Var, France (Bortle 7).
03 — ACQUISITION
Total integration · 9.4 h
- 12 × 5 min · Optolong L-eXtreme 2"
- 507 × 1 min · No filter
| Filter | Frames | Exposure | Total | Gain | Cooling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optolong L-eXtreme 2" | 12 | 5 min | 12 × 5 min (1 h) | — | — |
| Filter | Frames | Exposure | Total | Gain | Cooling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No filter | 507 | 1 min | 507 × 1 min (8.5 h) | — | — |
04 — EQUIPMENT
TS-Optics Maxfield Coma Corrector 0.95x
TS-Optics · TSKomaKorr 0.95x
ACCESSORY
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
ZWO · ASI2600MC Pro
CAMERA
ZWO ASI120MM Mini
ZWO · ASI120MM Mini
GUIDE_CAMERA
TS-Optics TSL60D 60mm
TS-Optics · TSL60D
GUIDE_SCOPE
Sky-Watcher NEQ6-Pro
Sky-Watcher · NEQ6-Pro
MOUNT
N.I.N.A.
Stefan Berg · NINA
SOFTWARE
PixInsight
Pleiades Astrophoto · PixInsight
SOFTWARE
Sky-Watcher Explorer 150P
Sky-Watcher · Explorer 150P
TELESCOPE
Optolong L-eXtreme
Optolong · L-eXtreme 2"
FILTER
07 — FINAL IMAGE
Final · M81