M81 (Bode's Galaxy) with IFN - a photo on Flickriver

M81 in all its glory with IFN.

Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away, with a diameter of 90,000 light-years, about half the size of the Milky Way, in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Lum 43x600Secs
Red 35x300Secs
Green 31x300 Secs
Blue 28x300Secs
Ha 17x1800Secs

23 hours 40 mins in total.

Captured by David Wills at PixelSkies, Castillejar, Spain www.pixelskiesastro.com

Equipment used:

Telescope: Tec 140 F7

Camera: Xpress Trius SX-694 Pro Mono Cooled to -10C

Image Scale: 0.95

Guiding: OAG

Filters: Astronomik L,R,G,B,Ha

Mount: iOptron CEM60 "Standard" GOTO Centre Balanced Equatorial Mount

Image Acquisition: Voyager

Observatory control: Lunatico Dragonfly

Stacking and Calibrating: Pixinsight

Processing: Pixinsight 1.8

Taken on: August 24, 2020

Sets appears in: • TEC 140 • M81 Bode's Galaxy

Groups appears in: • Astrophotography - Astronomy - Astrophysics • Astronomy more » • the skies above • Deep Space Astrophotography • Amateur Astronomy • Astro-Photography and Similars • Astronomy, Stars, Planets and Space • Astronomy For Beginners • astrophotoinsight • Astronomy for all • Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year • Sky @ Night • BBC Sky at Night and Stargazing Live • Starry Night Astrophotography • Astrophotography (Pixinsight Processing) • VirtualAstro • Universe Today • AstroCamp • BudgetAstro • APOD Submissions • Amateur Astro-Photography • AAPOD Submissions • EAPOD • The Art of Astrophotography • Astro Imaging • BEAUTY PHOTOS AROUND THE WORLD • Pixel Skies « less

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