Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
Messier 81 - Bodes Galaxy LRGB, Matt Nudi
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Messier 81 - Bodes Galaxy LRGB

Revision title: Reprocessed Data

Messier 81 - Bodes Galaxy LRGB, Matt Nudi
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Messier 81 - Bodes Galaxy LRGB

Revision title: Reprocessed Data

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Description

Messier 81 shot from my Bortle 7 backyard using:

Telescope: Celestron C11 w/Starizona 0.63 Focal Reducer/Coma Corrector
Mount: EQ6-R Pro
Camera: QHY183m
Filters: Astrodon LRGB 
Guided: Yes, PHD2

Processing: EZ Processing Suite, PixInsight, Photoshop, Lightroom

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Title: Reprocessed Data

Description: Since the initial upload, I have been trying some new approaches to performing deconvolution and have reprocessed the original image. The new revision has a bit more natural colors as well as cleaner looking details to my eye.

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Messier 81 - Bodes Galaxy LRGB, Matt Nudi