M82 426x60_MAS · 2026-04-24

M81, Bodes Galaxy and M82, the Cigar Galaxy .

M82 426x60_MAS
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M81, Bodes Galaxy and M82, the Cigar Galaxy . M82 was discovered, along with its neighbor M81, by the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode in 1774. Located 12 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major, M82 has an apparent magnitude of 8.4

Total image time was 7.25 hours.

Exposure436x60 sec.
GAIN100
CameraZWO SeeStar S30Pro [3840 × 2160] IMX585
OpticsZWO SeeStar S30Pro EQ mode [Focal length 160, Aperture 30 mm, f/5.3]
GuidingNone
ControllerSeestar
FilterTriad Quad Ultra [Ha, OIII, SII, and H-Beta]
LocationLower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date2026-04-24,26,27
PixInsight Processing
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SetiAstro Automatic DBE
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MultiscaleAdaptiveStretch
MultiscaleMedianTransform
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