M81 and 82 in colour

[darditti]

This is only 25 minutes exposure with a QHY8 and 245mm Newtonian, the second image I have taken with this setup, on a night when it kept clouding over whenever I went inside, and guiding kept getting lost, so most of the subs had to be thrown away.

The pairing takes about 50% of the width of the chip at this scale, so both galaxies are well away from the field centre, and the effect of un-corrected coma is reducing the resolution. Still, I got something out of a poor night, and I will no doubt return to this subject again when hopefully the coma will be sorted with the MPCC.

Capture using Nebulosity and processing using DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop CS4 and GradentXterminator.

David

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[Doc]

Jesus for just 25 mins you have captured some great detail.

I love this wider perspective it really puts both galaxies into their natural habitat.

[hellibird]

Amazing images from my own light-polluted back yard on a none-too-clear night!

Well Done!

[George]

That's a great image David

I wish I could get much detail in 25 mins with the dslr

[661-pete]

Great result from Edgware! Must have a go at M81 (at least) myself - been avoiding it because it's so often badly placed for me (my best views are south and southwest, and my GP doesn't much like being pointed too close to the NCP). Also because I don't think I could do justice to such a well-known object. But I really ought to try, especially seeing what can be got out of the same optics as mine!

[steppenwolf]

Lovely, some good red detail in M82 as well.

[Sam]

That's certainly a great result for 25mins. Very nice!

[thing]

Great shot for 25 mins, some nice colour coming out in 82.

[Psychobilly]

Very Nice David....

I pay this pair and their fainter companions a visit in a wider field from time to time they arent optimaly palced for me either at the moment living just above the trees and a street light...in amongst the telphone and power cables...

Billy....

[LostNSpace]

Nice image David......

Mark