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M81 & M82
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M81 and M82 Galaxies in Ursa Major
Date April 2 and 4, 2008
Exposure LRGB 142:15:15:15 (2 & 3 minute integrations for luminance)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters
Telescope Takahashi FSQ 106N f/5 on Losmandy G11 w/Gemini
Guiding External guide head with E-finder
Processing MaximDL, PhotoshopCS3, FITS Liberator, GradientXterminator
Comments Clear and cool; bad light pollution gradients

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