Messier 82, the Cigar galaxy

Constellation: Ursa Major

Messier 82. the Cigar galaxy, is a starbust galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is about 12 million Ly from Earth. It is a member of the Messier 81 group. The starbust activity is thought to have been triggered by Messier 81.

Telescope & Mount:

Celestron 9.25″ EdgeHD with 0.7x reducer on a Celestron CGX-L mount. Guiding with Tecnosky 70/400 and ASI290MM Mini

Imaging:

Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro (bin 1×1)

Data:
Optolong L-eXtreme: 64x300s

Total integration time: 5h 20′

The relative position of Messier 81 and Messier 82. Both galaxies are between 11.42 and 11.74 million Ly from Earth, and separated by 37 arcmin. Click on the image to go to Messier 81.