ScienceDownEast | ScienceDownEast Astrophotography | Galaxies | M82 Cigar Galaxy | M82 Cigar Galaxy
A cropped image of M82, the Cigar Galaxy M82 was discovered, along with its neighbor M81, by the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode in 1774. Located 12 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major, M82 has an apparent magnitude of 8.4
Total image time was 14.67 hours.
| Exposure | 12x20 min. | ||||||||
| ISO | 3200 | ||||||||
| Camera | Nikon Z7 [8856 x 5504] | ||||||||
| Optics | 120mm Skywatcher Esprit on a Celestron CGX mount | ||||||||
| Guiding | ZWO ASI224MC using Phd2 | ||||||||
| Controller | Kstars on MeLe Quieter 3C | ||||||||
| Filter | Triad Quad Ultra | ||||||||
| Location | Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. | ||||||||
| Date | 2021-03-21 -> 2023-02-19 | ||||||||
| Processing | Processed in PixInsight. |
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