MAPOW Nr 4: The Cigar Galaxy M82 From Castenedolo
M82, the Cigar Galaxy, is a very bright galaxy in Ursa Major. It is a very easy target even from a light polluted sky.
Its central part shows a very strong Hα emission, making it the perfect target for narrowband filter photography. This is an Hα enhanced picture of this beautiful object, taken from Castenedolo, a town near Brescia in northern Italy.
Messier 82 (M82), The Cigar Galaxy
| Date and location | Castenedolo — April 20, 22, 23 2014 |
| Sensor | SBIG ST2000XV |
| Telescope | Celestron C 9.25 |
| Mount | 10Micron GM1000 HPS |
| Exposure | Baader Planetarium Hα 7nm: 53x600" binning 2 Astrodon R filter: 19x300" binning 2, with Celestron F6.3 focal reducer Astrodon G filter: 24x300" binning 2, with Celestron F6.3 focal reducer Astrodon B filter: 19x300" binning 2, with Celestron F6.3 focal reducer |
| Total exposure | 14 hours |
| Author | Edoardo Luca Radice |
| Notes | Processing: PixInsight 1.8 |