Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
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Bode's and Cigar Galaxies, Imad HSISSOU
Bode's and Cigar Galaxies
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Bode's and Cigar Galaxies

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Bode's and Cigar Galaxies, Imad HSISSOU
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Bode's and Cigar Galaxies

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Despite being a very short integration, the fast f/2.2 RASA combined with careful processing allowed me to pull out some nice details on both objects.
You can clearly see the hot star-forming regions within the M81 spiral arms, as well as the reddish bursting gas around M82, I tried to stretch a little harder to reveal some amount of the IFN and the surrounding galaxies, like Holmberg IX, but I changed my mind later and just settled with this result.

Remotely imaged from Utah Desert Remote Observatory (iTelescope rental service).

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Bode's and Cigar Galaxies, Imad HSISSOU