| M 81 & M 82 M81 & M 82 are pair of galaxies above the head of the Bear in URSA Major (Big Dipper). M 81 is a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way Galaxy. M 81 shines at magnitude 8 and is one of the brightest in the night skies. It's so called companions M 82 is a "peculiar galaxy of 9th magnitude. Both galaxies are 12 million lights from Earth. There are 6 other faint galaxies in this image. |
| Telescope / Lens | TEC 140 f/7 980mm |
| Mount Type | Astro-Physics 1200 |
| Camera | Canon 20D (unmodified) |
| Filters | None |
| Film | DSLR - CMOS Chip 22.5 x 15mm |
| Exposure | 7 x 5 minutes; 800 ISO 3 - Darks |
| Processing | Calibrated; Stacked; AIP4Win, Photoshop CS2 and CCDStack |
| Date | 9-11-2007 |
| Location | June Mountain, near Eagles Rest, South of Dexter, Oregon |
| Conditions | 3232', magnitude 6.2 Skies; Clear & Steady |