Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  HD85458  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
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<VIS> M81 & M82, V.M Legary
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<VIS> M81 & M82

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<VIS> M81 & M82

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The pair of galaxies, M81 and M82 are a perfect target for the amateur that is just starting out their astrophotography journey.

At Magnitude 6.94 and 8.41 respectively, with a seperation of about 3/4ths of a degree, the pair can be properly shot on a wide variety of equipment, regardless of aperture- with almost any camera available today.

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<VIS> M81 & M82, V.M Legary