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Bode's nebula and Cigar Galaxy.
Taken with Vixen A81M telescope, Explore Scientific iEXOS-100-02 mount, SvBony 60mmx220mm guide scope, SvBony 505c guide camera and Cannon T7 main camera.
Processed with GIMP and Corel paint shop pro.
66, 120 second subs
Messier 81 is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It has a D₂₅ isophotal diameter of 29.44 kiloparsecs. Wikipedia
Coordinates : RA 9h 55m 33s | Dec +69° 3′ 55″
Stars : 250 billion
Radius : 45,000 light years
Discoverer : Johann Elert Bode
Discovered : December 31, 1774
Magnitude : 6.94
M82 Galaxy Messier 82 is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is the second-largest member of the M81 Group, with the D₂₅ isophotal diameter of 12.52 kiloparsecs. Wikipedia
Coordinates : RA 9h 55m 52s | Dec +69° 40′ 47″
Stars : 30 billion
Radius : 18,500 light years
Apparent mass : ~50 billion M☉
Magnitude : 8.41
Age : 13.3 billion years
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