Object: M81 & M82 Common name: Bode's Nebula (M81) Other names: NGC3031 and 3034 Optics: Megrez 80mm f/6 APO Mount: LX200GPS on Standard Field Tripod Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM Exposure: 65 minutes Sub-exposures: 5 minutes Temp: -20° C Other Accessories: AO-7 (18Hz) Location: Charlton Flat area, CA Date: April 24, 2004 Processing: Image acquisition, DFR, alignment, and median combine in CCDSoft. Levels, curves, unsharp mask in Photoshop. Other Notes: M81 and M82 are magnitude 6.90 and 8.40 (respectively) galaxies in Ursa Major. There are actually numerous galaxies visible in this image, as faint as magnitude 16.80. NGC3077, magnitude 9.90, is visible at top center. (Try viewing the large image and adjusting your monitor's brightness to see the fainter galaxies). 800x600 (78k) 1600x1200 (340k) « Back to Image Gallery