Date: March 27th 2006
Technical Data
Scope: Takahashi E-160
Guiding: ST4
Camera: Canon 20d
Composition: 20 10 minute exposures, registered in Registar and stacked and processed in Photoshop.
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| M81 and M82, Bode's nebula in Ursa Major | |||||||
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| On the night of March 27th I FINALLY got to photograph this pair of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major (the big bear, the big dipper). For one reason or another over the course of the years, I've never had the right telescope setup in the right place to photograph this pair. The galaxy on the right is known as Bode's nebula, named for Johann Bode who found it on new years eve 1774. Of course, it's not really a nebula but a grand design spiral galaxy. It's neighbor, M82, is an irregular galaxy suffering from a strong tidal gravitational interaction with its neighbor. The hint of red is a powerful hydrogen alpha (star forming) gas flow from this interaction. For more information on this pair click here. Date: March 27th 2006 Technical Data Scope: Takahashi E-160 Guiding: ST4 Camera: Canon 20d Composition: 20 10 minute exposures, registered in Registar and stacked and processed in Photoshop. |
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