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M82 with Supernova 2014J

M82 with Supernova 2014J

First results from Garry Sedun's new observatory in Arizona. The is a cropped version of M82 showing nice detail. Supernova 2014J was dimming but still very bright when this image was taken and is the bright star to the lower left of the nebular core.
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2014-02-27 at the Sedun Observatory.
Conditions - clear 10 deg C with moderate seeing and no wind.
Modified Canon 6D camera on 20" f/4 Newtonian with a TV Paracorr coma corrector and a Paramount ME mount.
Exposures - 2x4min at 800 iso plus 4 min each at 400 and 1600 iso to capture the brightest and dimmest parts of the galaxy. 10 flats and 4 similarly exposed darks.
Processing in Images Plus and Photoshop.