Integrated flux nebula in the M81-M82 area.

These dust and gas clouds surround our Milky Way galaxy and are iluminated by its integrated light. These thin clouds called the Volcano Nebula are interposed between our galaxy and the M81 and M82 galaxies which are shown in this image.

Takahashi FSQ 106 scope. Losmandy G11 mount. STL11000 camera. From Bonilla (150 km drive from Madrid, Spain). March 13th 2010. Exposures through LRGB filters: 6 x 15 minutes Luminance, 2x 15 minutes Red, 2 x 15 minutes Green, 2 x 15 minutes Blue.