M82 - Unusual Edge-on Galaxy in Ursa Major |
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Description:
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This exceptional and unusual edge-on galaxy is in Ursa Major, very close to M81. |
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Telescope:
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Takahashi FC-100 apo refractor (4" f/8) |
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Camera, Film and Exposure:
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Starlight Xpress MX-916 CCD camera in high-res/progressive
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Luminance: 5 x 2m + 5 x 3m + 1 x 4m (29m total) R, G, B: 5 x 2m |
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Processing:
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All images acquired, dark-subtracted and summed in Astroart. LRGB combining and DDP processing in Maxim DL. |
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Mount, Guider, etc:
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Takahashi EM200b mount unguided |
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Date and Location:
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11-Mar-2001 (nearly full moon!) at 9:00pm - 12 midnight from the sidewalk in front of my home in the SF Bay Area, California. |
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Seeing, Transparency and Conditions:
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Seeing was decent, approx. 6-7/10. Transparency was quite good but the nearly full moon limited naked eye mag to approx. 3.8 Temperate, no wind. |
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Comments:
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Great widefield visual object with M81 and NGC 3077. |