M81 Bode's Nebula
F= 540mm
f/5.4
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F= 848mm
f/5.25
M81 Bode's Nebula
Date(s) taken: 25 August, 2001
Site:
Fremont Peak State Park, Ca.

Telescope Configuration:
Televue TV101 Piggybacked atop a Celestron CM1400 on AP1200GOTO mount.

Image Specifics:
      -LRGB (1x Clear @20 minutes, 1x Red, Green @30 minutes, 1x Blue @45 minutes)
      -Telescope:
Televue TV101 OTA (F=540mm, f/5.4)
      -Camera:
SBIG ST7E NABG with CFW8 Color Filter Wheel, Imager at -10 C.
      -Mount:
AP1200GTO Selfguided via ST7E
      -
CCDSOFT v5 used for image capture, Photoshop 5.5 used for LRGB combine
Alternate view from FSQ106 with EXQ106 (F=848mm, f/8)
LRGB L=600sec, R=G=2400sec, B= 3840sec)

Taken Oct 19-24, 2001 from backyard in
Castro Valley, Ca.
Link to DSS Image
(15 x 15 arcmin FOV)
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