Bode’s & Cigar Galaxies
[M81 & M82]
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-Spiral Galaxy & Starburst Galaxy in Ursa Major
– ~70,000 & ~37,000 Light Years across
– ~12 Million Light Years from Earth
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Telescope: Sky-Watcher 8″ f/5 Newtonian Reflector
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6
Camera: Canon 5D Mark II
Location: Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve, Karnataka [~110 km from Bangalore]
Total Exposure time: 9 * 3 Minutes at ISO 3200