M81/M82 18.05.20

[Sterrenland]

Never having seen these galaxies myself I thought I'd have a go last night. Apart from the odd drifty cloud it turned out to be beautifully clear. Managed just over an hour of lights through my SW ED80/HEQ5 and twenty-odd darks.

For the short length of capture I'm quite pleased with seeing both M81 and M82. I've also been learning some more about Pixinsight...it's a steep learning curve! I'm still looking forward to the SW flattener coming back into stock in the UK and hoping it will tighten up the stars and make the scope just a tad 'faster'. Thoroughly enjoying seeing what has been an 'invisible' world up to now.

[tooth_dr]

Nice shots, plenty of detail coming through.  The FF will make a good difference to the overall appearance of the stars.