M-81 Bode's Nebula

Subject:	M-81 Bode's Nebula, a bright Sb I-II spiral galaxy in UMa. 8.5 million light-years distant.
Telescope:	Takahashi CN-212 Newtonian Mode
Mount:	Losmandy G-11
Imager:	SBIG ST-7 non-E non-ABG CFW-8
Image Details:	This is an LRGB composite image. Luminance: 50 minutes Red: 10 minutes Green: 10 minutes Blue: 24 minutes All images had dark frames subtracted before combination. An RGB layer was created in MaxIMDL then saved as a 16-bit TIF. The luminance layer was created and then DDP applied to bring out fainter spiral arm details. This was then saved as a 16-bit TIF. Both the RGB and Lum layers were opened in Photoshop where they were combined. A slight Guassian blur was applied to the RGB layer. 21 February 2003.

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