Wallpaper author:
Douglas Gittins
01 Mar 2024
BODES GALAXY & CIGAR GALAXY
Spiral galaxy Messier 81 and starburst galaxy Messier 82 are two galaxies often photographed together as a pair in the constellation Ursa Major. M81 and M82 are great broadband targets that are easy for beginner astrophotographers.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M81 M82
12 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Group of Galaxies
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 148.8458 Dec 69.3561
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................12 May 2021 - 01 Mar 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 554 | 4h | 26 |
| Red | 554 | 4h | 26 |
| Green | 531 | 3h50m | 26 |
| Blue | 768 | 5h20m | 25 |