M81

Bodes Galaxy

M81

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Object Info

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

12,000,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

March 16, 2019

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 12x15 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

DSI RC10C Corrected RC Astrograph

Focal Length

1867mm @f/7.3

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

FLI ML-6303E

Focuser

Built-in Secondary Focuser

Filters

FLI CFW2-7, Astrodon 3nm Ha

Software

Maxim DL, CCDStack, Photoshop