ScienceDownEast | ScienceDownEast Astrophotography | Galaxies | M081 Bodes Galaxy and M082 Cigar Galaxy | M82 105x60
M81, Bodes Galaxy and 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
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Total image time was 1.75 hours.
| Exposure | 105x60 sec. | ||||||||
| GAIN | 100 | ||||||||
| Camera | ZWO SeeStar S30Pro [3840 × 2160] IMX585 | ||||||||
| Optics | ZWO SeeStar S30Pro EQ mode [Focal length 160, Aperture 30 mm, f/5.3] | ||||||||
| Guiding | None | ||||||||
| Controller | Seestar | ||||||||
| Filter | Triad Quad Ultra [Ha, OIII, SII, and H-Beta] | ||||||||
| Location | Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. | ||||||||
| Date | 2026-04-24 | ||||||||
| Processing | Processed in PixInsight. |
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