M82 - Cigar galaxy
M82 - Cigar galaxy
2006-12-20 
This (I think) is a great improvement over my last try, most thanks to that I took more exposures. I'll think I'm pretty satisfied with M82 for now, and will only try to capture it once I have a better camera. The colors came out well and the image is sharp. The black area above the galaxy is there because the CCD-chip had dust on it during capture, I must clean it! 
Date: 2006-12-20
Location: Linköping, Sweden
Temperature: 5 °C
Telescope: Meade N6 (6" Newtonian)
Camera: Meade DSI-C
Mount: Meade LXD-75
Exposure time: 46 X 30 sec
Processing: Streched & sharpened