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Cigar Galaxy
M82
Object
Type Irregular Galaxy
Constellation Ursa Major
Distance 12,000,000 ly
Magnitude 8.4
Angular Size 9x4 arc min
Size
More Info  SEDSAPODEssay by Robert Gendler ©
Image
Date 3/25/2005
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data HaLRGB 60:30:10:10:30 mins @ -20C
Ha 4x15, Lum 3x10 (bin 1x1), R 1x10, G 1x10, B 1x10 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2001M)
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCDSoft, Photoshop

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