M 82

2nd May 2006
Vixen VC200L @f/6.4, G11 mount,
SBIG ST2000XM CCD camera @-15°C, LRGB with L=L+Hα, R=R+Hα; L 22x300s, RGB 5/5/5x300s, Hα 18x300s, RGB and Hα 2x2 binned (overall 4h35m)
Rhein-Main area, Germany
North is in the top right corner of the image
Previous version of image was published in interstellarum 56 (3/2008)