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Faiz Ahmad
Maryland,USA
04/04/2021
10:45 pm

Equipment Details:

Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope 8 edge hd, Canon 80d mod.

Post-processing Details:

160 Lf and 20 dark frames stacked in DSS and further enhanced in GIMP.

Image Details:

Messier 82 (M82), also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is an edge-on starburst galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy lies at a distance of 11.4 to 12.4 million light years from Earth.

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