Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  HD83838  ·  HD85161  ·  HD85458  ·  HD85533  ·  HD85828  ·  HD86574  ·  HD87000  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 2976  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077
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M81|M82 Widefield, Kristopher McGinnis
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M81|M82 Widefield

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M81|M82 Widefield

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This is my first astrophotography image! What a steep learning curve it has been. Special shoutout to many of the users on the CloudyNights Forum for all of their guidance; without them this wouldn't have been possible.

Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away, with a diameter of 90,000 light years, in the constellation Ursa Major.

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