M81, M82 Galaxy Group

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M81, M82 galaxies

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Equipment and other photo info:
Picture taken on March 7th, 2011.
Location: Ogulinec, Croatia, Europe
SkyWatcher ED120/900, QHY8 + astronomik CLS, TS OAG9mm, QHY5 guiding camera
Exposure time: 12x600sec
Mount: EQ6 Vis upgreded to EQ6 SynScan

Processing software: DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight LE, Photoshop CS, Nebulosity

Object info:
This galaxy group, consisting of M81, M82, NGC 3077 and NGC 2976, is the nearest galaxy group to our own local group of galaxies. Our local group contains the Milky Way, Magellanic Clouds, M33, and the M31 - M32 - M110 system.

More information about this object at: http://seds.org/messier/more/m081gr.html

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