M 81 - Bodes Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy

Mar 2026
M 81
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

2

Bodes Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy Seestar Collective February 2026 Project https://stcollective.net/

Lights

Filter Seestar
Lights 15480
Single Exposure 20 sec
Total Exposure 3 days 14 hr
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Flat Panel ME456 zA4 LED Light Box 9x12 Inch

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
24 February 2026 Waxing Crescent (44.66%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Siril

M 81 - Bode's Galaxy & Cigar Galaxy

Jul 2026
M 81
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

2

  • Bode's Galaxy
  • Cigar Galaxy

    • Lights

    Filter NO FILTER NO FILTER NO FILTER NO FILTER Seestar
    Lights 1316 4645 3288 432 3894
    Single Exposure 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 60 sec 30 sec
    Total Exposure 3 hr 39 min 1 days 1 hr 1 days 3 hr 7 hr 12 min 1 days 8 hr
    Gain 80 80 80 80 80
    Offset 200 200 200 200 200
    Temp (°C) -10.0 °C -10.0 °C -10.0 °C -10.0 °C -10.0 °C

    Equipment

    Camera ZWO Seestar S50
    Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
    Reducer None
    Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
    Guider None
    Mount ZWO Seestar
    Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
    Filter Wheel None
    Eaf ZWO Seestar
    Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
    Rotator K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

    Nights

    Capture Dates Moon Illumination
    17 March 2025 Waning Gibbous (93.24%)
    18 March 2025 Waning Gibbous (87.76%)
    30 March 2025 New Moon (0.55%)
    19 May 2025 Waning Gibbous (65.43%)
    01 February 2026 Waxing Gibbous (98.89%)
    02 February 2026 Waxing Gibbous (99.95%)
    05 February 2026 Waning Gibbous (88.8%)
    09 February 2026 Waning Gibbous (54.76%)
    13 February 2026 Waning Crescent (19.19%)
    14 February 2026 Waning Crescent (12.14%)
    15 February 2026 Waning Crescent (6.43%)
    16 February 2026 Waning Crescent (2.37%)
    24 February 2026 Waxing Crescent (44.66%)
    26 February 2026 Waxing Gibbous (67.22%)
    27 February 2026 Waxing Gibbous (77.41%)
    28 February 2026 Waxing Gibbous (86.14%)
    02 March 2026 Waxing Gibbous (97.55%)
    03 March 2026 Waxing Gibbous (99.77%)
    09 March 2026 Waning Gibbous (71.73%)
    24 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (30.36%)
    25 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (41.43%)
    26 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (52.83%)
    29 March 2026 Waxing Gibbous (83.08%)
    30 March 2026 Waxing Gibbous (90.31%)
    07 April 2026 Waning Gibbous (78.35%)
    08 April 2026 Waning Gibbous (70.13%)
    09 April 2026 Waning Gibbous (61.16%)
    10 April 2026 Waning Gibbous (51.69%)
    20 April 2026 Waxing Crescent (9.47%)
    22 April 2026 Waxing Crescent (27.4%)
    23 April 2026 Waxing Crescent (38.23%)
    24 April 2026 Waxing Crescent (49.41%)
    26 April 2026 Waxing Gibbous (70.54%)
    27 April 2026 Waxing Gibbous (79.59%)
    02 May 2026 Waxing Gibbous (99.74%)
    03 May 2026 Waning Gibbous (98.21%)
    09 May 2026 Waning Gibbous (58.43%)
    10 May 2026 Last Quarter (48.54%)
    11 May 2026 Waning Crescent (38.42%)
    12 May 2026 Waning Crescent (28.46%)
    14 May 2026 Waning Crescent (11.09%)
    15 May 2026 Waning Crescent (4.88%)
    25 May 2026 Waxing Gibbous (66.36%)
    26 May 2026 Waxing Gibbous (75.54%)
    28 May 2026 Waxing Gibbous (90.04%)
    29 May 2026 Waxing Gibbous (94.99%)
    30 May 2026 Waxing Gibbous (98.24%)
    31 May 2026 Waxing Gibbous (99.72%)
    01 June 2026 Full Moon (99.41%)
    02 June 2026 Waning Gibbous (97.34%)
    03 June 2026 Waning Gibbous (93.57%)
    04 June 2026 Waning Gibbous (88.2%)
    06 June 2026 Waning Gibbous (73.25%)
    07 June 2026 Waning Gibbous (64.06%)
    15 June 2026 Waning Crescent (0.18%)
    18 June 2026 Waxing Crescent (12.35%)
    19 June 2026 Waxing Crescent (20.92%)
    22 June 2026 Waxing Crescent (51.44%)
    25 June 2026 Waxing Gibbous (79.16%)
    27 June 2026 Waxing Gibbous (92.13%)

    Software

    Acquisition

    Seestar
    Processing

    Cosmic Clarity

    Graxpert

    Seti Astro Suite Pro

    Siril

    Syqon Suite

    VeraLux Suite

    M 81 - Bodes Galaxy & Cigar Galaxy

    Apr 2026
    M 81
    author image @jeremy Redford, MI

    2

    Bodes Galaxy & Cigar Galaxy - Seestar Collective - https://www.stcollective.net/projects/6593d7c9-9979-46eb-b67d-9f8f4f9d52ba

    Lights

    Filter

    Equipment

    Camera ZWO Seestar S50
    Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
    Reducer None
    Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
    Guider None
    Mount ZWO Seestar
    Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
    Filter Wheel None
    Eaf ZWO Seestar
    Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
    Rotator K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

    Software

    Acquisition

    Seestar
    Processing

    Cosmic Clarity

    Graxpert

    Seti Astro Suite Pro

    Siril

    Syqon Suite

    zdelete

    VeraLux Suite

    M 81 - Bodes Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy

    Mar 2026
    M 81
    author image @jeremy Redford, MI

    3

    Bodes Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy Seestar Collective February 2026 Project https://stcollective.net/ This image was edited to show the background nebulosity.

    Lights

    Filter NO FILTER Seestar
    Lights 27000 15480
    Single Exposure 20 sec 20 sec
    Total Exposure 6 days 6 hr 3 days 14 hr
    Gain 101 101
    Offset 200 200
    Temp (°C) -10.0 °C -10.0 °C

    Equipment

    Camera ZWO Seestar S50
    Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
    Reducer None
    Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
    Guider None
    Mount ZWO Seestar
    Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
    Filter Wheel None
    Eaf ZWO Seestar
    Dew Heater ZWO Seestar

    Nights

    Capture Dates Moon Illumination
    21 March 2026 Waxing Crescent (5.27%)

    Software

    Acquisition No acquisition software recorded.
    Processing

    Siril