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Bob Clemen

M81, Bode’s Galaxy

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Bodes Nebula & Cigar Galaxy image

Bodes Nebula & Cigar Galaxy

Contains: Deep sky object
Acquisition Details
  • Number of frames:   46
  • FPS:
  • Focal length:   1300mm
  • CMI/CMII/CMIII:
Description

I thought I would try using my astro-modified, Full Frame mirrorless Canon EOS RP to capture some galaxies because I was curious about how it would turn out. So this was kind of an experiment for me. Bortle 4 skies with good seeing. The telescope I used is a Sharpstar SCA260 F/5 Super Cassegrain Astrograph. I’m honestly very pleased with the results. I normally just use this camera for nebulae but it will also work quite well on galaxies! This was just 46 x 62s exposures stacked in Sequator with no darks or flats and minimal processing in Lightroom. Considering all that, I think it turned out pretty good! Clear skies!