Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: Messier 82

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2019 Mar 11 - 21:04

Uploaded

2019 Apr 05 - 20:07

Objects

M82

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 09^h55^m
Dec: +69°48'
Position angle: +0°41'

Field size

0°37' × 0°23'

Equipment

APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractor
10Micron GM2000 mount
QSI6120wsg8 camera

Exposure

46x300s L, 18x300s R, 21x300s G, 19x300s B, 18x1800s Ha bin 2x2

Location

Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

Messier 82

Title

Messier 82

About this image

First light from my new hosting site at e-Eye in Spain.

An unconventional framing as it was initially used for aligning my two APM TMB 152 telescopes, but I found a myriad of micro galaxies lurking in the background so didn't have the heart to discard them!

Files associated with this observation

M82.jpg (641.5 kB)

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