| OBJECT |
M81 - NGC 3031 (with Holmberg IX satellite galaxy, below) (click image for full-scale) Distance: 12 million light years |
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| Telescope | Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/5.8 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | SXV-H9C | |
| Guider | SXV Guider on SX OAG | |
| Settings | 42x5min, AstroArt, PixInsightLE, PS7 (slightly cropped, no darks, no flats) | |
| Date/Location | 13 January 2012 - Las Cruces, NM |