TECHNICAL DETAILS

OBJECT DATA: M81 (Bode's galaxy) and M82 (Cigar galaxy). Distance: 12 million light years. Angular size: 21' , 14'.
CATEGORY: Spiral Sab galaxy (M81, left), spiral galaxy -see comments- (M82, right)
OPTICS: Takahashi FSQ f/5
MOUNT: Losmandy GM-8
CAMERA: Modified Canon 350D (with Baader IR filter) @ 200 ISO
FILTERS: Hutech IDAS LPS 2 Filter
DATE: May 2nd, 2008
LOCATION & CONDITIONS: Las Rozas (Madrid) - Spain. 12 ºC
EXPOSURE: 35 X 300 sec. (Total: 170 min.)
CALIBRATION FRAMES: 22 darks, 20 flats
AQUISITION & PROCESSING: MaxIm DL, Images Plus, Photoshop CS3
COMMENTS: First light with the FSQ (from my light poluted backyard).

TECHNICAL DETAILS

OBJECT DATA: M81 (Bode's galaxy) and M82 (Cigar galaxy). Distance: 12 million light years. Angular size: 21' , 14'.
CATEGORY: Spiral Sab galaxy (M81, left), spiral galaxy -see comments- (M82, right)
OPTICS: William Optics Megrez 90 APO f/6.2
MOUNT: Losmandy GM-8
CAMERA: Modified Canon 350D (with Baader IR filter) @ 400 ISO
FILTERS: Hutech IDAS LPS 2 Filter
DATE: April 1st, 2008
LOCATION & CONDITIONS: Las Rozas (Madrid) - Spain. 11 ºC
EXPOSURE: 15 X 300 sec. (Total: 75 min.)
CALIBRATION FRAMES: 24 darks, 25 flats
AQUISITION & PROCESSING: MaxIm DL, Images Plus, Photoshop CS3
COMMENTS: M81 is one of the most beautiful examples of a spiral galaxy, with perfect arms spiraling into
it's active galactic nucleus. M82 was previously believed to be an irregular galaxy. However, in 2005, two
symmetric spiral arms were discovered.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

OBJECT DATA: M81 (Bode's galaxy) and M82 (Cigar galaxy). Distance: 12 million light years. Angular size: 21' , 14'.
CATEGORY: Spiral Sab galaxy (M81, left), spiral galaxy -see comments- (M82, right)
OPTICS: William Optics Megrez 90 APO f/6.2
MOUNT: Losmandy GM-8
CAMERA: Modified Canon 350D (with Baader IR filter) @ 400 ISO
FILTERS: Lumicon Deep Sky
DATE: February 29 and March 1st, 2008
LOCATION & CONDITIONS: Las Rozas (Madrid) - Spain. 10 ºC
EXPOSURE: 10 X 300 sec. + 6 X 300 sec. (Total: 80 min.)
CALIBRATION FRAMES: 24 darks, 26 flats
AQUISITION & PROCESSING: MaxIm DL, Images Plus, Photoshop CS3
COMMENTS: M81 is one of the most beautiful examples of a spiral galaxy, with perfect arms spiraling into
it's active galactic nucleus. M82 was previously believed to be an irregular galaxy. However, in 2005, two
symmetric spiral arms were discovered.