Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  HD85458  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
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M81 - Bode's, Kevin Festini
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M81 - Bode's

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M81 - Bode's

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Making the most of the clear nights in this cloudy March.

Desperate to get something from the new C6 in galaxy season, I still set my sights on M81. Not a terrible result with Bottle 7 skies and a nearly full moon shot in broadband.

Not nearly APOD worthy, but still a great showpiece object that offers rewarding views.

Was able to barely get the two faint galaxies nearby. PGC28505 showed up pretty well but it has a pretty high surface brightness and small scale. I was very surprised to see the faint smudge of the irregular galaxy UGC5336 in the image.

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Title: M81 with Graxpert NR

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M81 - Bode's, Kevin Festini