M82-Cigar Galaxy
Ursa Major · 11/03 - 22/4/19 & - 19:00 UTC · Officina Stellare Advanced RILA 400 f/5.25
About the target
Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. A member of the M81 Group, it is about five times more luminous than the whole Milky Way and has a center one hundred times more luminous than our galaxy’s center. The starburst activity is thought to have been triggered by interaction with neighboring galaxy M81. As the closest starburst galaxy to Earth, M82 is the prototypical example of this galaxy type. SN 2014J, a type Ia supernova, was discovered in the galaxy on 21 January 2014.In 2014, in studying M82, scientists discovered the brightest pulsar yet known, designated M82 X-2.
© Nikos Paschalis
Observing log
- Object
- M82-Cigar Galaxy
- Constellation
- Ursa Major
- Distance + Ap. Magnitude
- 11.4-12.4 million Light years (3.5-3.8 Mpc) - 8.41
- RA / DEC
- 09h:55m.52.2sec / +69° 40m.47sec
- Date + Time
- 11/03 - 22/4/19 & - 19:00 UTC
- Location
- “Nunki Observatory” - Skiathos
- Optics
- Officina Stellare Advanced RILA 400 f/5.25
- Tools
- The Sky X, ACP
- Camera
- SBIG STXL11002 with FW8G-STXL (Astrodon filters)
- Exposure Time
- Ha(3nm): 27 X 900sec RGB: 30 X 600sec
- More Details
- Environment Temperature: 15 °C Camera Temperature -25 °C
- Mount
- Paramount ME
- Guiding
- Self guided
- Processing Details
- Photoshop, Maxim, Pixinsight.
- Notes
- Weather: Clear - Transparence: Good - Humidity: 65-85 %