Home Index page Previous image Next image
Click to view the full size image: 915x746, 91.7 KB
Cigar Galaxy
M82
Object
Type Irregular Galaxy
Constellation Ursa Major
Distance 12,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 04 Feb 2008 (Winter)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 60:15:15:15 mins @ -20C
Lum 12x5 (bin 1x1), R 3x5, G 3x5, B 3x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector
Focal Length 1280mm @f/6.4
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop