Deep Sky Imaging Report: Bode’s Galaxy (M81) 4/3/2025深空成像報告:波德星系(M81)2025 年 4 月 3 日

Observer: John C.H. Tsai (Aether Gear)
觀察員 :John C.H. Aether Gear(以太齒輪)
Date & Time: April 3rd,2025
日期時間 :2025 年 4 月 3 日
Location: El Camino College, Torrance, California
地點 :埃爾卡米諾學院,托蘭斯,加州
Telescope: Celestron C11 (f/10, 2800mm focal length)
望遠鏡 :Celestron C11(f/10,2800 mm 焦距)
Target: Messier 81 (NGC 3031), “Bode’s Galaxy”
目標 :Messier 81(NGC 3031),「Bode’s Galaxy」


1. Target Overview  1.目標概述

Messier 81, commonly known as Bode’s Galaxy, is a grand design spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It lies approximately 12 million light-years away and is one of the brightest galaxies visible from Earth. M81 features a prominent central bulge and well-defined spiral arms, making it a favorite for both amateur and professional astrophotographers.
梅西耶 81,通常被稱為波德星系 ,是一個位於大熊座的宏偉螺旋星系。它距離我們大約 1200 萬光年 ,是地球上最亮的星系之一。M81 具有突出的中央隆起和清晰的旋臂,使其成為業餘和專業天文攝影師的最愛。


2. Imaging Conditions  2.成像條件

  • Sky Quality: Urban/Suburban (Bortle 7–8)
    天空質量 :市區/郊區(Bortle 7-8)
  • Seeing: Fair, with some visible atmospheric softening
    視寧度 :一般,有一些明顯的大氣軟化
  • Moonlight: Not specified, likely present given overall sky brightness
    月光 :未指明,考慮到整體天空亮度,可能存在
  • Light Pollution: High; image shows significant skyglow and color cast
    光污染 :高;圖像顯示顯著的天空輝光和偏色

3. Imaging Results  3.成像結果

Framing & Composition:
框架組成 

  • The galaxy is well-centered with minimal field rotation.
    星系的中心位置很好,磁場旋轉很小。
  • Adequate surrounding star field provides context for the deep sky target.
    充足的周圍星星場為深空目標提供了背景。

Focus:
聚焦 

  • Star profiles are slightly soft, but round—focus was close to optimal.
    星星輪廓略微柔和,但圓形焦點接近最佳。

Exposure Quality:
曝光質量 

  • Galaxy core is clearly defined.
    銀河系核心是明確界定的。
  • Faint halo and spiral arms are present but subdued due to sky brightness.
    微弱的光環和旋臂出現,但由於天空亮度而減弱。
  • High sky background indicates short exposure or lack of filtering.
    高天空背景表示短時間曝光或缺乏過濾。

Color & Balance:
色彩平衡 

  • Strong bluish background hue from light pollution or atmospheric scatter.
    強烈的藍色背景色調從光污染或大氣散射。
  • Color corrected during post-processing for better balance.
    在後期處理過程中校正顏色,以獲得更好的平衡。

Post-Processing Enhancements:
後處理增強功能 

  • Contrast enhancement to boost galaxy core visibility
    對比度增強,以提高星系核心的能見度
  • Sharpening to define surrounding stars and core structure
    銳化以確定周圍的恆星和核心結構
  • Color balancing to reduce blue bias and recover neutral tones
    色彩平衡,減少偏藍,恢復中性色調

4. Equipment Feedback  4.設備反饋

Optics:
光學器件 

  • Celestron C11 provides excellent resolution at f/10, but benefits from a focal reducer or image stacking in high light-pollution areas.
    Celestron C11 在 f/10 時提供出色的解析度,但在高光污染區域受益於焦點減少器或圖像堆疊。

Tracking:
跟蹤 

  • Stars appear well tracked with minimal drift or elongation
    恆星看起來很好地跟蹤了最小的漂移或伸長
  • No severe motion artifacts observed, suggesting solid mount performance
    未觀察到嚴重的運動偽影,表明支架性能可靠

Filters:
過濾器 

  • No narrowband or broadband light pollution filters were applied
    沒有應用窄帶或寬帶光污染濾光片
  • Recommended for future sessions: Optolong L-Pro or Baader Moon & Skyglow
    推薦用於未來會議:Optolong L-Pro 或 Baader Moon & Skylglow

5. Improvement Suggestions
5.改進建議

  • Use longer total integration time (e.g., 30+ stacked exposures)
    使用更長的總積分時間 (例如,30+疊加曝光)
  • Implement light pollution filters to improve background contrast
    實施光污染過濾器以改善背景對比度
  • Capture with dithering and calibration frames (bias, dark, flat)
    使用抖動和校準幀 (偏置、暗、平坦)進行捕獲
  • Apply background extraction and gradient removal in software like PixInsight or Siril
    在 PixInsight 或 Siril 等軟體中應用背景提取和梯度去除
  • Consider focal reduction to increase FOV and reduce required exposure time
    考慮焦點縮小以增加 FOV 並減少所需曝光時間

6. Overall Assessment  6.總體評估

This capture of M81 demonstrates solid acquisition technique under challenging urban skies. Despite light pollution and single-frame limitations, the core structure of the galaxy is well resolved and identifiable. With additional exposure time and calibration, this data has potential to yield an impressive final image.
M81 的這一捕獲展示了在具有挑戰性的城市天空下可靠的捕獲技術。儘管有光污染和單幀的限制,星系的核心結構是很好地解決和識別。通過額外的曝光時間和校準,這些數據有可能產生令人印象深刻的最終圖像。

Rating: ★★★★ (4/5 for single-frame capture under urban conditions)
評分 :★(城市條件下單幀拍攝 4/5)


Prepared by: Osiris
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