Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
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M81, Carlos González
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M81

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The Bode galaxy is a spiral galaxy located 12 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It was named after Johann Elert Bode, who discovered it in 1774. In 1993, a supernova was observed in this galaxy.

Mount: Skywatcher Losmandy Titan

Guide Camera: Starlight Lodestar

Active Optics: Starlight Active Optics

Software: MaximDL, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight + EZSUITE

Filters: Astrodon LRGB Gen 2 I Series 50mm

Accessories: 2 "Tecnosky rack focuser, Seletek electronic controller

Dates: February 19 and 20, 2020

Integration: 3 hours in L and 15 min for each RGB

Pixel scale: 0.43 arc seconds / pixel

Location: Observatory nº9 "Vega", Ager, Lleida, Spain

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M81, Carlos González