Bode's Galaxy, M81 and M82



Technical Data
Optics Takahashi FS-128 Apochromatic refractor
Focal Length 1040 mm
Focal Ratio f/8.1
Exposure Time 90 minute exposure
Film un-hypered 35mm Elite Chrome 200 slide film
Processing Negatives scanned by Kodak PhotoCD, enhanced in Adobe Photoshop 5.5, further processing was performed using BGSMOOTH
Location Berkshire, New York
Date 3/16/2002
Mount Mountian Instruments, MI-250 NON=GOTO
Tracking ST4, A3 average correction
Temperature 15F
Notes M81 / M82 - NGC3031 / NGC3034 in Ursa Major M81 mag: 6.9. Spiral galaxy structure and M82 mag:8.4 upper left.

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Joseph Schaefer 2002