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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 1/31/2009
Place Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 60:30:30:30 mins @ -20C
Lum 6x10 (bin 1x1), R 3x10, G 3x10, B 3x10 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi MT200
Focal Length 960mm @f/4.8
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM (KAI-2020M)
Focuser Starlight Feather Touch Micro Focuser
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon LRGB
Software CCD Commander, MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop

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