M82 (NGC3034)

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Description

Galaxy (Type I0) in the constellation Large Bear. Size 12'x5.6', SB 12.8mag.

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Date

May 2, 2006

Telescope

Vixen VC200L @f/6.4 (f=1280mm), Losmandy G11 mount, FS2 drive unit

CCD Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM (with KAI 2020 Chip) at -15°C

Exposure

L(R+Hα)GB: 22x300s (1x1) / 5x300s + 18x300s (2x2) / 4x300s / 5x300s

Localisation

Hofheim / Rhein-Main area

Conditions

Average conditions, light pollution

Note

 

Image Processing

Full calibration, pre-processing with MaxIm, final processing with Photoshop