Bode’s Galaxy M81 and Cigar Galaxy M82

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Frames

  • 120× 150-s light frames (Gain 900) from 142 overall (best 85%)
  • 5 h total integrated exposure time from 5 h 55 min overall (best 85%)
  • Full use of calibration frames (darks, flats, dark flats)

Equipment

  • Explore Scientific ED 102 mm Apo f/7 refractor
  • Revelation Adjustable Field Flattener
  • Sky-Watcher EQ6-R PRO SynScan GOTO equatorial mount
  • Altair Hypercam 294C PRO colour fan-cooled camera
  • Pegasus FocusCube v2
  • Altair 60mm guide scope
  • Altair GPCAM2 AR0130 mono guide camera
  • Hystou Rugged Fanless Mini PC i5 7260U

Software

  • SharpCap 4.0
  • PHD2
  • DeepSkyStacker
  • Hera 0.3
  • StarNet to generate a star mask
  • Topaz DeNoise AI Low Light for sharpening

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