M81 & M82 & some dust
M81 & M82 & some dust
Another image from the remote observatory, galaxies M81 and M82. The dark skies of the remote site allowed capturing some of the obscuring dust in front of the galaxies. The dust, referred to as IFN or Integrated Flux Nebula, is actually much closer to us than the galaxies and is illuminated by the glow of our own Milky Way galaxy.
Andy
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This just became my computer desktop back ground...
Paul...
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16" f/5 Night Sky Truss (Midnight Mistress)
10" f/5 Home built Dob with Parks mirror.
Pre-Meade PST
Celestron Skymaster Binos 25-125x80
Meade Travelview Binos 10x50
See that 16" in the sleek black dress? She is all mine. :)
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OH, Yes, Major wallpaper material. The image is just stunning. Your set up is so cool. 
Don
Don
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When I was 21, I could not believe how much he had learned in 3 years." --- Mark Twain
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When I was 21, I could not believe how much he had learned in 3 years." --- Mark Twain
Orion 120mm F/5 Refractor
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My goodness, the colors are incredible! And the IFN at that image scale? That really is a good sky!
"The purpose of life is the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens." - Anaxagoras
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Andy, It's up to you but I suggest this image be the cover shot for your new coffee table book and could also be on either page 81 or 82. As before, I am hoping to get a club discount when it comes out.
Frank N
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Stellarvue 80mm APO, Skyguider Pro, Celestron AVX
"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be"
Taylor in "Planet of the Apes" 1968
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Andy,
Just a spectacular image, again, as usual. I am still eagerly awaiting delivery of my AP 1100-GTO, then I hope to be back imaging again. It would have been nice to chat with you at the meeting last night, but my friend and I had to hit the road for a Led Zeppelin cover band. Keep shooting those images!!
Steve
Just a spectacular image, again, as usual. I am still eagerly awaiting delivery of my AP 1100-GTO, then I hope to be back imaging again. It would have been nice to chat with you at the meeting last night, but my friend and I had to hit the road for a Led Zeppelin cover band. Keep shooting those images!!
Steve
Steve L
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Aside from the otherworldly images from the Hubble, I have to say I have never seen an image of the famous pair quite like this.
You are the Claude Monet of the Night Sky. Just unbelievabley beautiful!
Tom
You are the Claude Monet of the Night Sky. Just unbelievabley beautiful!
Tom
Tom H
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"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
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Was anybody else wondering what that bluish clump is to the upper right of M81?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmberg_IX
http://heritage.stsci.edu/2008/02/caption.html
http://messier.seds.org/more/m081_hom9.html
http://arxiv.org/abs/0802.4446
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmberg_IX
http://heritage.stsci.edu/2008/02/caption.html
http://messier.seds.org/more/m081_hom9.html
http://arxiv.org/abs/0802.4446
"The purpose of life is the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens." - Anaxagoras
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Hey Holmy.
Tom H
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
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Great info Mike, I really enjoyed reading about it, especially the Sabbi et al paper.Apollo XX wrote:Was anybody else wondering what that bluish clump is to the upper right of M81?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmberg_IX
http://heritage.stsci.edu/2008/02/caption.html
http://messier.seds.org/more/m081_hom9.html
http://arxiv.org/abs/0802.4446
Andy