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M82 |
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IRREGULAR GALAXY in URSA MAJOR
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Technical Details |
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| Optics | 12.5 RCOS operating at f/6.2 |
| Mount | Paramount ME |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8 |
| Filters | AstroDon Tru Balance |
| Date | June 1-2, 2005 |
| Location | SkyFoto Observatory in East Hartland, CT. |
| Exposure | LRGB =60:30:30:30 minutes plus 4 hours Ha |
| M82 is about 12 million light-years distant. Showers of hot gas can be seen extending thousands of light years in opposite directions. Apparently, this cosmic hurricane is traveling at more than a million miles an hour and was caused by a collision with another galaxy. |
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See previous attempt below
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Technical Details |
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| Optics | 10" f/7.3 Meade LX200 GPS |
| Mount | Meade |
| Camera | SBIG ST-8XE, CFW8, AO-7 |
| Filters | SBIG Standard LRGB. |
| Date | April 29, 2003 |
| Location | my backyard observatory in East Hartland, CT. |
| Exposure | LRGB = 40:10:10:20 minutes. |