SUNSET: 
0
Photographer:
Jeffrey O. Johnson
Location of Photo:
Las Cruces, New Mexico USA
Date/Time of photo:
13 Feb 2024
Equipment:
TPO 12" Truss-tube RC @ f/8, Astro-Physics AP1100GTO (on ATS pier), QSI 690wsg @ -15C
Description:
M82 - Cigar Galaxy (a starburst galaxy) Distance: 12 million light years This was the last object from my night out in February (from Las Cruces). It had been nearly a decade since I imaged this galaxy - and using the RC scope really brought it in close. The night's seeing was very bad for more than half of the subs (!) but I managed. I also had H-alpha data collected from earlier sessions that I added into this (as well as collecting Ha from this same night). Thank you for looking.
