Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
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M 81 - Bode’s Galaxy, Paul H
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M 81 - Bode’s Galaxy

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M 81 - Bode’s Galaxy, Paul H
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M 81 - Bode’s Galaxy

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Messier 81 (Bode’s Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy is about 12 million light years from Earth at a magnitude of 6.94.

I imaged M 81 on January 1, 26, 27, February  6,8,9,25,26,28, and March 1, 2022. Of the 635 subs obtained 330 were usable after running SubframeSelector in Pixinsight using the Approval settings of FWHM<4 && Eccentricity<0.665 && Noise < 120 && Weight > (User Defined)

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M 81 - Bode’s Galaxy, Paul H

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