M81 and M82 Galaxies

Deepsky

Acquisition details

Location: Own remote opservatory
Observation Dates: March 7 - April 11, 2026
March 7, 2026
March 8, 2026
March 9, 2026
March 10, 2026
March 13, 2026
March 19, 2026
April 3, 2026
April 5, 2026
April 6, 2026
April 8, 2026
April 9, 2026
April 11, 2026

Equipment Used

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Sky-Watcher Evostar 120ED / Black Diamond 120ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY268 M
Mounts
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO
Filters
Astronomik Deep-Sky Blue 36mm
Astronomik Deep-Sky Green 36 mm
Astronomik Deep-Sky Red 36mm
Baader 36mm 6nm Ha
Software
Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator · Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator · Stark Labs Nebulosity · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

Exposure Details

The object was captured over the course of 12 nights. A significant number of exposures were discarded due to various conditions, including equipment issues, haze, and the presence of the Moon.


Ha 37x420sec = 4h 19min
L 710x120sec = 23h 40min
R 40x240sec = 2h 40min
G 40x240sec = 2h 40min
B 40x240sec = 2h 40min

Total 35h 59min

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