Messier 82 AKA, the Cigar Galaxy
Messier 82 also known as the Cigar Galaxy or NGC 3034 is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.
Imaging telescope or lens: Planewave CDK17
Imaging camera: Finger Lakes Instrumenttaion Proline 16803
Guiding telescope or lens: Planewave CDK17
Guiding camera: Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2
Software: PHD2 PHD 2.6.2, PixInsight 1.8 Pisinsight 1.8
Filters: Chroma Blue, Chroma Green, Chroma Red
Copyright: Seymore Stars
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