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Name(s): |
M82 - Cigar Galaxy |
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Date : |
2011-03-07 |
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Location : |
Podljubelj |
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Conditions : |
Low local light polution, great transparency |
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Weather : |
-6°C, 61% - 2g/m3 |
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Moon : |
8% |
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Setup : |
SW 254/1200 on NEQ6pro, guided with QHY5 on OAG |
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Camera : |
Canon 450D mod. |
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Exposure : |
25x10min + 10x5min |
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Processing : |
Iris, PS |
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Object description : |
Messier 82 , also known as NGC 3034 or Cigar Galaxy is a nearby starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The center of the galaxy is a hundred times brighter than our galaxy's center. |
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Object size & distance |
11 arc minutes, 12 million ly |
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