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Messier 81 – Widefield, Mar’25

Post author By Thomas Hanrath
Post date 17. May 2025
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Messier 81 in the center, Messier 82 on its left side, the Garland Galaxy at the bottom and NGC 2976 in the upper right.

Messier 81 and surroundings in widefield!
Luminance captured at Hohen List, RGB taken earlier in Koblenz.
6h20m total exposure – a great showcase of what this scope-camera combo can do.

Tags Arp 337, Bode's Galaxy, Cigar Galaxy, Garland Galaxy, M81, M82, Messier 81, Messier 82, NGC 2976, NGC 3031, NGC 3034, NGC 3077, PGC 28120, PGC 28630, PGC 28655, PGC 29146, UGC 5221, UGC 5318, UGC 5322, UGC 5398

Astrophoto: Bode’s Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy – Messier 81 and Messier 82 – 03/22

Post author By Thomas Hanrath
Post date 20. April 2022
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from left to right: Cigar Galaxy - M82, Bode's Galaxy - M81, Garland Galaxy - UGC5398

The 2024 workflow on the nicely framed Bodes-, Cigar- and Garland-Galaxy picture from 2022. The details are much clearer, especially on the Cigar Galaxy.

Tags Bode's Galaxy, Cigar Galaxy, Garland Galaxy, M81, M82, Messier 81, Messier 82, NGC 3031, NGC 3034, NGC 3077, UGC 5318, UGC 5322, UGC 5398

Messier 81 – Bode’s Galaxy

Bode's Galaxy · Messier 81 · NGC 3031 · UGC 5318 · PGC 28630 · © Thomas Hanrath, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Bode’s Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, located about 13.4 million light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid February.