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STARSHOOT DEEP SPACE INDEX -

Messier M81

Objects Information

• Messier M81/NGC3031
• Source: NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database for details on these galaxies

Photo Information

• 69 x 60 sec. not guided
• Date of observation: May 14, 2006
  
• Time at end of first CCD image 1:10 AM PDT
  
• Time at end of last CCD image 2:20 AM PDT
  
• Observing Location: at home on the drive way
  
• Sky conditions: Full Moon

Imaging Equipment

• Camera: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars StarShoot Deep-Space CCD Color Imaging Camera
• Telescope: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars, 80mmED refractor, 600mm focal length, f/7.5 focal ratio
• Finder: Orion Telescopes and Binoculars 40mm
• Telescope Mount: Used Mike Hagen's Orion Telescopes and Binoculars Sirius GoTo mount

Imaging Processing

• Diffraction Limited MaxIm DL Essentials Edition: dark Subtract, convert Raw to Color, make pixels square, combine, & color balance
• Diffraction Limited MaxIm DL V3.20: DDP & sharpening

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