M81 Bode's Nebula

M81 - Bode's Nebula.

Situated in Ursa Major. M81 is actually a large spiral galaxy and not a nebula as first documented by Bode in 1774.

M81 Bode's Nebula type Sb

R.A. 09h 56m 0.460s (2000.0)

Dec. +69° 02' 24.95" (2000.0)

Apparent Size 24.9' x 11.5'

Radial Velocity -37 km/s

Magnitude +6.93

Distance 12 Million ly

Group of Galaxies M81 Group

Other IDs M81 Bode's Nebula
NGC 3031 PGC28630
UGC5318 MGC 12-10-10

M81 Bode's Nebula type Sb
R.A.	09h 56m 0.460s (2000.0)
Dec.	+69° 02' 24.95" (2000.0)
Apparent Size	24.9' x 11.5'
Radial Velocity	-37 km/s
Magnitude	+6.93
Distance	12 Million ly
Group of Galaxies	M81 Group
Other IDs	M81 Bode's Nebula NGC 3031 PGC28630 UGC5318 MGC 12-10-10

Scope	5" mn-56 Matsukov Newtonian
Mount	EQ6 guided with sxv guidehead
Exposure	261 x 120 sec
Post-processing	stacked, ddp, unsharp masking, 8 iterations of maximum entropy, gradientXterminated and layered in PS.
Filters	IR, R,G,B
Camera	sxv-h9
Location	Claines
Date	3 sittings, 16th Nov 2006 good viewing, 14th Jan 2007 average viewing,22nd Jan 2007 good viewing.RGB added 45 x 120 sec per channel