M81 M82 and many others!!
Did i need 70hours of exposure Probably Not, I just feel (For Me) when i'm imaging that i need to spend the time on the object im imaging that it deserves and get the results i want (Weather Willing). This object is over 70 Hours of integration and over 8 nights of imaging from 20% waning moon to 30% Waxing moon. I will have to redo this as I do not feel confident that I did justice to this beautiful region of space. However, I am proud that I have what I have! There are over 10 Galaxies in this image, nebulas captured within the galaxies and most difficult faint IFN Dust lit up by our entire milky way galaxy. Beautiful but very difficult to bring everything out!
Please let me know your thoughts as I am always looking for constructive criticism!
Information about the centerpiece galaxy Bodes M81
Bode’s Galaxy, also known as Messier 81 (M81), is a grand design spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. M81 is one of the brightest galaxies seen from Earth. It has a near-perfect spiral shape, with prominent, well-defined spiral arms winding from the central region outwards. The galaxy is located approximately 11.8 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 6.94. Its designation in the New General Catalogue is NGC 3031.The galaxy’s size, brightness and proximity make it a popular object among both amateur and professional astronomers, as it is easy to observe even in smaller telescopes. M81’s active galactic nucleus contains a supermassive black hole with about 70 million solar masses, or 15 times the mass of the black hole in the Milky Way Galaxy, and has been an object of extensive study. The angular size of M81 roughly corresponds to that of the full Moon.
Technical Stuff:
Bortal 3-4
Avg Moon 20%
Seeing good (Most Nights
)AVG RMS .5
88x300s R
93x300s G
91x300s B
403x300s L
181x300s HA
Scope: REDCAT71
Guide Scope William Optics 32mm
Main Camera: ZWO ASI 183mm Pro
Guide Camera ZWO ASI 120mm Mini
Computer ZWO ASI AIR PLUS
Filter wheel ZWO 7 position 2"
Filters ZWO LRGB, 7nm HA
Mount Ioptron GEM 45
Processing PIX Insight