Subject: M82 (NGC 3034) Galaxy
Exposures: 8x4 minutes @ ISO 800
Image processing: RAW conversion, aligning and Combining using ImagesPlus V1.72, Final editing in Photoshop 5.5
Telescope: Celestron 9.25" SCT
Camera: Canon 10D digital camera
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Guiding: SBIG ST4 on Vixen 60mm guide scope
Location:  Lake San Antonio, CA
Date: April 16, 2004
Notes:  M82 is about 12' long by 6' wide.  This means that if you held a pepper corn at arm's length it would completely cover your view of this nearby galaxy of over 100 billion stars.