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Posted By	Pete_XL [Profile] [Gallery]	Original Filesize	265.7 KB
Category	Night Scene	Original Dimensions	1600 x 1066
Date Posted	02-23-2018	Number Of Views	664
Average Rating		Number Of Comments	2

Title	Galactic Couple
Description	The galaxies M81 (right) and M82 (left) are the most prominent members of the M81 galaxy group. They are located about 12 million lightyears away from us in the constellation Ursa Major. The spiral galaxy M 81 is called "Bode's Galaxy" and it contains a supermassive black hole in its center. Gravitational interactions between the members of the group have stripped away hydrogengas from the galaxies that lead to the formation of new stars and to the reddish so called "star burst" in M82. The image was stacked from 70 subs of 180s exposure and ISO 1600.
Camera	Pentax K3ii
Lens	910 mm F/7.0 refractor telescope
Location	Home balcony, Ascheberg, Germany

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File Name	M81___M82.jpg	File Size	272075 Bytes
File Date	2018:02:23 03:00:23	Resolution	1600 x 1066
Comment	cmp3.14.14.72670860q4 0xa362b87a?

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#1 04-10-2018
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter	Galactic Couple Wow, just wow. I had no idea this kind of thing was possible from one's balcony!

#2 04-20-2018
tp1665 Site Supporter	Galactic Couple Gorgeous! Did you track with a GEM mount or just using the cameras astrotracker? I do not think that astrotracker would work for such an optical setup. I am about to try and undertake such images myself starting with relatively easy andromeda once I get clear skies.

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