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M82 Cigar Galaxy in H-Alpha

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This is a star burst galaxy. For more information, try:  www.seds.org/messier/m/m082.html

Date 16th March 2009
Telescope 250mm F4.8 Newtonian Reflector with coma corrector
Filter H-Alpha (12nm)
Exposure 12 x 5minutes + 20 x 10minutes. Total exposure: 4hours, 20minutes
Software IRIS