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OBJECT

M81 - NGC 3031 (with Holmberg IX satellite galaxy, below)         (click image for full-scale)

Distance:  12 million light years

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

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