Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Bodes Galaxy - M81, MRO1953
Powered byPixInsight
Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Bodes Galaxy - M81, MRO1953
Powered byPixInsight

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

Bodes Galaxy (M81) is classified as a grand design spiral galaxy.  It was named after Johann Bode who discovered it in 1774.  He described it as "a nebulous patch which appears mostly round and has a dense nucleus in the middle".  The faint "smudge" above Bodes is a dwarf satellite galaxy named Holmberg IX.  Bodes Galaxy is certainly one of the most beautiful objects in the night sky and can be seen (under dark skies) without the aid of binoculars.

Comments

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

Bodes Galaxy - M81, MRO1953