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Observation by Grant Privett: M81

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2022 Jan 29 - 22:00

Uploaded

2022 Mar 13 - 19:47

Objects

M81

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 09h55m
Dec: +69°03'
Position angle: -177°53'

Field size

0°35' × 0°28'

Equipment
  • 300mm f/4 Newtonian
  • NEQ6
  • Starlight Xpress Trius 694 mono
Exposure

320x 20s

Location

Near Salisbury

Target name

M81

Title

M81

About this image

Another of the products from my lost 56GB. I have not imaged M81 as a target by itself for 10 years and with a new scope well, I gave in to temptation. Happily, it came out quite well. Needed lots of frames because I do not yet have autoguiding working. Lots of short exposures on a moon free night does make for a smooth background and the Holmberg IX satellite galaxy came out well.

A little DDP applied within AstroArt8. Otherwise, nothing fancy done.

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Dr Paul Leyland
Dr Paul Leyland, 2022 Mar 15 - 12:42 UTC

Very nice.  Holmberg IX is very far from obvious but you did well to get it at all.

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