Wallpaper author:
Steve Teel
20 May 2026
M81, M82 Region
with nearby portions of the Volcano Nebula.
Processed using PixInsight with FBPP, SPCC, BXT, NXT, SXT, MAS, ImageBlend, GHS, and Affinity Photo 2.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M81
7 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Galaxy
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 148.8882 Dec 69.0653
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................19 Feb 2026 - 23 Feb 2026
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 330 | 3h40m | 40 |
| Red | 315 | 3h25m | 39 |
| Green | 300 | 3h15m | 39 |
| Blue | 254 | 2h45m | 39 |