M81 & M82 68hrs Bortle 7

M81 & M82 – Bode’s Galaxy and The Cigar Galaxy

Came back to this for some more integration time and think I like how it came out. Not as clean as it would’ve been in a lower Bortle location but for a B7, I think it came out alright! Turns out you can get some IFN to appear even in highly light polluted locations!

Equipment:

Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

Telescope: Askar FRA400

Filter: Optolong UV/IR Cut & L-eXtreme

Guide Camera: ZWO 120mm mini

Mount: Skywatcher Wave 150i

Autofocuser: ZWO EAF (5V)

Acquistion:

Shot in Bortle 7

-Camera cooled to -20°C

-Lights:

UV/IR Cut:

355x300s (29hrs 35mins)

749x120s (24hrs 58mins)

L-eXtreme:

175x300s (14hrs 35mins)

Total integration time:

68hrs 8mins

-Flats: 50

-Bias: 50

-Darks: 50