M81 and M82 Galaxies
M81 and M82 Galaxies
This is a wide view of the pair of galaxies. Many other galaxies can be seen in the image including the very faint Holmberg IX Dwarf (at magnitude 16.5). You might need to turn up your monitor brightness to see it!

Telescope: Celestron RASA 11'' f/2.2
Filter: Optolong L-Pro 2''
Camera: ZWO ASI094 MC-P Color
Mount: Celestron CGX-L
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI290-Mini
Guide Scope: ZWO 60 mm f/4.6
Motorized Focuser: Feather Touch Focus Boss
Software: ASICAP, Celestron PWI, StarTools, PHD, ImagesPlus, Photoshop CS4, FocusLynx, Registar
Image Capture: 30 seconds × 129 frames, Darks, Flats
Location: Kennewick, Washington
Date: 2/20/2020
Weather: So cold it frosted the telescope corrector plate.
Photo by Phil Holt