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Jeremy Likness
Monroe, WA, USA
06/16/2023
06:00 am

Equipment Details:

Svbony sv503 70ED 420mm f/6 - widefield
Celestron EdgeHD 9.25" 1650mm f/7 - narrowfield
L-Pro - RGB
L-Extreme - narrowband
ZWO ASI294MC Pro

Post-processing Details:

AstroPixel Processor (mosaic stacking)
PixInsight (post-processing)

Image Details:

It's been cloudy and rainy, so I haven't picked up much new data. I wanted to revisit this popular pair for a while. I used the "mosaic" registration method to combine the best data I have for M81: Bode's Galaxy, a grand spiral design galaxy that is exerting a massive gravitational influence on nearby M82: the Cigar Galaxy, an irregular starburst galaxy, to produce this widefield view of these beautiful targets.