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Telescope: PlaneWave 17" Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph | Designation:Messier 81 (M81, NGC 3031) in Ursa Major is one of the most conspicuous galaxies in the sky, and one of the nearest beyond the Local Group. |
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Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200 GTO | Constellation: Ursa Major Distance: 12000 KLY Magnitude: 6.9VB Size: 21 x 10 Arc Min. |
Camera: Apogee U16-M with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters | Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander |
Guiding: Astro Don OAG - SBIG ST-402 Guide Camera | Spiral Galaxy |
Exposure:LRGB L 4 Hours RGB 3 Hours Each | Position: R.A. 09 hr 57 min , Dec +69 00014' |
Processed using Maxim, PhotoShop CS3 | Date: March 2013 |
Data Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz | Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory |
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