OBJECT: M82

DATE(S): 03-15-10 (luminance)

OPTICS: Dream 16” Corrected Newtonian @ F3.75 with 4" corrector and 16" Hypergraph @ F8

MOUNT: Chronos HD32

CAMERA: FLI MicroLine 16803

GUIDING: Starlight Xpress LodeStar with MOAG

FIELD SCALE: 1.24 arc seconds per pixel

CHIP TEMP: -20C

FILTER(S): AstroDon 50mm Square Clear Filter for luminance

LOCATION: Sierra Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake, CA, 4,610 feet. RBG from Turnhout, Belgium.

EXPOSURES: Clear (10 min X 40), RGB (270:220:290 min)

BINNING: 1 X 1

CAMERA CONTROL: Maxim DL

PROCESSING: Processing was done by Karel Teuwen

Note: This was a collaborative effort. Karel Teuwen collected the RBG data and processed the final image.