M81 and M82

I took some short exposures of M81 and M82 in a pretty wide field and as expected got limited detail on the objects.

I read that Rob Gendler had merged higher resolution data into wide field images so I did that here with some earlier close up data.

Full size image and details are here (click on the picture for full size):

http://jthommes.com/Astro/M81-82Wide.htm

(In case your wondering about the star shapes, I was checking out a focal reducer - I don't think it did well.)

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wow Jim, that turned out really nice. The full res version on your site looks outstanding.

Very impressive! Excellent example of that combining technique!

Keith

Beautiful work Jim!

Excellent! 8)

Hi Jim,

This is an excellent results! You get the context of the wide field image with the details of the hi-res shot! A very pleasing combination! Now I see what Rob G is after with this technique!

Eric

Jim,
Great job...and well worth the extra effort.
Larry

Thanks for all the comments. I appreciate the feedback.