M81

[Whitters]

M81 & UGC5336 visible at 6 O'Clock
WO 110mm f6.5, Starlight Xpress MX916, Astronomix IR Block
28th December 2008 01:26 and 29th December 2008 23:20
6 Hours 20 minutes (19x20 minute subs taken over two nights)
Curves and levels applied, Gausian Blurr to smooth background unsharp mask applied to bright regions

[Carole]

Beautiful.  I love this galaxy, makes such a fabulous image.

Carole

[Rocket Pooch]

Good image Paul, nice dark sky as well, not can we have some of that clear weather here?

[RobertM]

Very nice Paul, that's a lot of work to put in and it's taken the 20min subframes well.  The background looks quite black (at least on my monitor), I know it's a jpeg but would lightening it a tad show more faint structure just a thought!

[Fay]

Wow, Paul, you are really coming on a lick with your subs!!!!!!!

[Whitters]

Hi Rob, I'll have a go, I set it up on a laptop screen, I'll have another go on a CRT