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Photography

moonshinegnomie

(3,906 posts) Mon Jan 19, 2026, 03:56 PM 17 hrs ago

in a galaxy far far away. actuall 2 galaxies

this is M81 and M82,Bode's galaxy and the cigar galaxy.

Taken with my little seestar s50 scope. 18 hours worth of exposure time in my backyard. The 2 galaxies are actually about 12 million light years away

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in a galaxy far far away. actuall 2 galaxies (Original Post) moonshinegnomie 17 hrs ago OP

Just beautiful! A wonderful, ethereal photo! CaliforniaPeggy 17 hrs ago #1

Those pinpoint stars perfessor 17 hrs ago #2

i used a $500 seestar s50 moonshinegnomie 16 hrs ago #4

Wow! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #3

OOHHHH!!!!! Zackzzzz 15 hrs ago #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,195 posts)

1. Just beautiful! A wonderful, ethereal photo!

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 03:58 PM

17 hrs ago

perfessor

(357 posts)

2. Those pinpoint stars

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 04:06 PM

17 hrs ago

…and fine wispy details speak to a meticulous setup - or multiple setups since many sessions were surely necessary. Much effort, beautiful result!

I always enjoy hopping out to this pair, and often wonder what one galaxy would look like to residents of the other.