M81 and M82

The M81 and M82 galaxies are a pair of galaxies located in the constellation, Ursa Major. M81 (Bode’s Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy that lies approximately 11.8 million light-years away, while M82 (The Cigar Galaxy) is an irregular galaxy at roughly the same distance away from Earth.

The image was captured from my backyard in the city (Bortle Scale Class 5) and total time is approx 1 hours and 30 minutes.

ZWO AM5 mount, ES 102 ED, 294MC pro main camera, 224MC guide, ASIair plus and Astromania 60mm Guide scope.

30X300s light frames stacked in Siril and further enhance .tif file in GIMP.