Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's nebulae  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
M81 Crowd Image, Morten Balling
M81 Crowd Image
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M81 Crowd Image

M81 Crowd Image, Morten Balling
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M81 Crowd Image

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Here is the "full" version of M81, using the data I used for Holmberg-IX.

With these images, I can't always find exposure time on each subframe, so exposure time is estimated from a random sample of 50 images.

The image was composed by 158 images, from 106 different amateur astronomers using different telescopes.

M81 is a tough one. It's difficult to get the contrast right, while trying to boost the surrounding dust, and getting the dust bands near the core visible. Also it is surrounded by relatively bright stars, which I decided to crop away, therefore the weird angle. I've included two stretched versions. One emphasise the dust, the other the core.

For more information on the method used, read the description for some of the other Crowd Images in my gallery.

Image Credits (Once again, thanks for sharing!)

Álvaro Pérez Alonso, A. Tag, Adam Evans, Alnitak2009, Alvinillo, Angel Requena, äquinoktium, AstroGG, astrojeff, Ben Browning, Ben Gilsrud, Bob ten Berge, budman1961, Carlos Martín López, Carsten Frenzl, chripell, Chris Benson, Chris Madson, Claustonberry, Cody Garges, Cosmosium, Dan Watt, David L Milligan, David Milligan, David Warrington, Davide Simonetti, Duncan Kitchin, EmileLeTueur, Eric Ganz, Eric Kallgren, FbThienVanHoc, Ferran Ginebrosa, Flavastro, Florian Meyer, Fred Locklear, Fredrik Ödling, g8ey_m, GBeck, geco71, gulielmus, Gustavo Naharro, iva, Jay, jdiwnab, Jérôme Béguin, Jose Carlos Castro, jpstanley, Jürgen Kemmerer, Justin Good, Kal, Ken_Lord, kinnerc, Kristian Urdal, lizarranet, Luca Argalia, Luca Billeri, Luigi Fontana, M.W.Hoy, Mario Bertsch, Marius Strom, matt wartell, Matthew Cheng, Matthias, Matti Nissinen, Mauro Narduzzi, Máximo Bustamante, Michele Fabrizio, Mike Durkin, Morten Balling, Mulberry24, nd-nʎ, NicolasP, Noriaki Tanaka, Olivier x, Owen, Patrick Denker, PaulHutchinson, pfile, Phil Hosey, Phillip Seeber, Rafael Leon, Ralph W, Ram Viswanathan, Roberto Ferrero, Rodrigo Cunha, s58y, Salvatore Iovene, SAQ mx, Sendell, Serge, Stan McQueen, Stefano Giardinelli, Stephen Rahn, Steve, Steve Elliott, Steve Yan, stevebryson, sweeper, Tim, Tom Harrison, vastateparksstaff, Vipula De Silva, Walliang Jacques, Wayne Young, zemt-fr, Zoeff.

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M81 Crowd Image, Morten Balling