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M82 (NGC 3034) is a spiral galaxy found in Ursa Major (Great Bear). It shines at magnitude 9.2, and is 11.3' x 4.3' in size. It is 12 million light years away.
This shot was taken at f/6.3 with the 12" LX200, AO7, and ST-8E CCD from my home dome in Monmouth Oregon on May 11, 2002.
| Filter | Exposure | Count | Binning |
| Luminance | 60 min | 12 x 5 min | 1x1 |
| Red | 15 min | 3 x 5 min | 2x2 |
| Green | 15 min | 3 x 5 min | 2x2 |
| Blue | 30 min | 6 x 5 min | 2x2 |
A little DDP and unsharp mask was applied. Also some blooms were removed.