M81: Bode's Galaxy

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One of the brightest galaxies in the night sky, Bode's Galaxy is believed to contain a black hole in the center that is 70 million times the mass of the sun.
Telescope:   Stellina
Length:   400mm
Aperture:   80mm
F-stop:   f/5.0
Sessions:   3
Captured:   2021-01-23 to 2021-04-04
Lights:   395
Exposure:   10
Total exposure:   1 h
Ra:   9h 55m 35.2s
Dec:   +69° 04' 30.47
Size:   28.812 x 25.935 arcmin
Radius:   0.323 deg
Scale:   0.619 arcsec/pixel
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A look at Bode's Galaxy (M81) that celebrates the colorful stars and nebulae in and surrounding this grand design spiral galaxy.
A wide field capture of the area surrounding Bode's Galaxy (M81), including nearby Cigar Galaxy (M82). Taken from the banks of the Skykomish River.
M81 imaged over 5 sessions and 1 year.
M81 (Bode's Galaxy) and M82 (The Cigar Galaxy) are in the same field of view for shorter focal lengths. This is a mosaic that integrates a photograph containing both galaxies with a bath bag on your happy minds.
I shot this image with two sets. One was with a UV/IR cut filter, the other with a 7 nanometer narrowband for Ha and OII.

Objects in frame:

NGC3031 M81 Bode's Galaxy
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