This image was taken with a 20" Carbon Truss Ritchey-Chrétien telescope in red, green, blue and Halpha filters (H-alpha data courtesy of J. Misti). The observation was made at Nighthawk Observatory at New Mexico Skies.
Object Names: M82, NGC 3034
Image Type: Astronomical
Credit: R. Gendler (Copyright Robert Gendler 2006)
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