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M81 (NGC 3031): Bode's Galaxy
RA:09 55 30, Dec:+69 04 00, mag: 6.9, Size:26.9'x14.1', Dist: 12 Ml.y.
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| Object: | This spiral galaxy, in the constellation of Ursa Major, had an encounter 600 million years ago with galaxy M82 (see here here for a wide-field image of both galaxies). It rules a group of about 13 galaxies in this area. | |
| Exposure: | L:55x300s, R:13x300s, G:12x300s, B:12x300s | |
| Equipment: | Orion Optics OMC 250mm f/9. 0.67 AP reducer. SXVF-H9 CCD [L:1x1 mode, RGB: 2x2 mode]. Astronomic filters. | |
| Location: | 8th, 10th, 11th, & 12th Feb. 2008 23:30 UT, Oxford UK. | |
| Processing: | Images processed in MaximDL. Curves and colour combined in Photoshop CS. | |