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Object
............................................ M82-Cigar Galaxy
Constellation ...............................
Ursa Major
Distance + Ap. Magnitude......... 11.4-12.4
million Light years (3.5-3.8
Mpc) -
8.41
RA / DEC
.....................................
09h:55m.52.2sec /
+69°
40m.47sec
Date + Time ...............................
11/03 -
22/4/19
& - 19:00 UTC
Location .................................... "Nunki
Observatory" - Skiathos
Optics .........................................
Officina Stellare Advanced RILA 400
f/5.25
Tools .......................................... The Sky
X , ACP
Camera .....................................
SBIG STXL11002
with
FW8G-STXL (Astrodon filters)
Exposure Time.......................
Ha(3nm): 27 X
900sec RGB: 30 X 600sec
More Details ...........................
Environment Temperature : 15oC Camera Temperature -25οC
Mount ....................................... Paramount
ME
Guiding .................................... Self guided
Processing Details ................ Photoshop ,
Maxim , Pixinsight.
Notes ........................................ Weather:
Clear - Transparence: Good - Humidity : 65-85 %
Target details ......................... Messier
82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82)
is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in
the constellation Ursa Major. A member of the M81 Group, it is about
five times more luminous than the whole Milky Way and has a center
one hundred times more luminous than our galaxy's center.The
starburst activity is thought to have been triggered by interaction
with neighboring galaxy M81. As the closest starburst galaxy to
Earth, M82 is the prototypical example of this galaxy type. SN
2014J, a type Ia supernova, was discovered in the galaxy on 21
January 2014.In 2014, in studying M82, scientists discovered the
brightest pulsar yet known, designated M82 X-2. |
