Messier 81, Bode’s galaxy

Constellation: Ursa Major

Messier 81, Bode’s galaxy, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major that is about 12 million Ly from Earth. Messier 82, the Cigar galaxy, is part of the same group of galaxies.

Dates:

This image was taken on January 24, 2022

Telescope & Mount:

Celestron 9.25″ EdgeHD with 0.7x reducer on a Celestron CGX-L mount. Guiding with Tecnosky 70/400 and ASI290MM Mini

Imaging:

Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro (bin 1×1)

Data:
Optolong L-eXtreme: 61x300s

Total integration time: 5h 5′

The relative position of Messier 81 and Messier 82. Both galaxies are between 11.42 and 11.74 million Ly from Earth, and separated by 37 arcmin. Click on the image to go to Messier 82.