Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
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Messier 81 - Bode's galaxie in Ursa Major, Herbert Walter
Messier 81 - Bode's galaxie in Ursa Major
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Messier 81 - Bode's galaxie in Ursa Major

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Messier 81 - Bode's galaxie in Ursa Major, Herbert Walter
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Messier 81 - Bode's galaxie in Ursa Major

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Discovered by the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode in 1774, M81 is one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky. It is located 11.6 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major and has an apparent magnitude of 6.9.


Sample data from Hellas Sky  - The European Gate for Deep-Sky-Photography
L 145 x 120'' / R-G-B  37-43-44 x 120'' 

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Messier 81 - Bode's galaxie in Ursa Major, Herbert Walter

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