Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
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M81, Michael J. Mangieri
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M81

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M81

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Messier 81 (NGC 3031, Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away from earth. It lies in the constellation of Ursa Major. It shows a near-perfect spiral shape, one of the best, with well-defined spiral arms.

One of my favorite galaxies, I decided to try this one with my ASI533mc, OSC, to see what I could get.

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M81, Michael J. Mangieri