M81 & M82 - Galaxies
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M81 & M82 - Galaxies
Image Details
| Target: | M81 (NGC 3031) & M82 (NGC 3034) |
| Orientation: | East is Top of Image; North is Right Side of Image |
| Coordinates (Center of Image): | RA 9h 55m 32s ; Dec +69d 19m 19s |
| Date: | 5 March 2011 |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Imaging Location: | Chiefland, FL |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-8300M & FW5-8300 Color Filter Wheel |
| Filters: | Baader Luminance |
| Telescope: | Takahashi TSA-102S 4" APO Triplet f/6.04 (FL = 616mm) |
| Mount: | Takahashi EM-200 Temma II GEM (12 VDC) |
| Image Scale: | 1.81 arcseconds per pixel |
| CCD Temperature: | -15C |
| Luminance Exposures: | 17 @ 450 sec |
| Mount Control: | The Sky6 |
| Camera Control: | MaxIm DL |
| Focus Control: | FocusMax |
| Executive Control: | Custom Script (Python) |
| Sub-frame Registration Software: | Registar |
| Calibration and Combining: | CCDStack |
| Final Processing: | Photoshop |
Additional Information
Wikipedia description of M81: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_81
Wikipedia description of M82: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_82
Description of M81 (By Rob Gendler): robgendlerastropics.com/M81text.html
Description of M82 (By Rob Gendler): robgendlerastropics.com/M82text.html