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Observations of M81

Other names Bode's Galaxy
Bode's Nebula
NGC 3031

Object type Galaxy

RA 09h55m

Declination 69°03' N

Constellation Ursa Major

Further information

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15 
0 
M81 & M82 and Fore...
Graeme Coates
Obs 2021 Sep 17 – 10:52 UTC
Upload 2021 Sep 17 – 11:05 UTC

12 
0 
M81 Galaxy
Mazin Younis
Obs 2021 May 20
Upload 2021 May 20 – 02:27 UTC

14 
0 
M81
Mark Phillips
Obs 2021 Apr 08 – 21:25 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 10 – 15:45 UTC

0 
0 
M81 - Group.
Martin Butcher
Obs 2009 Nov 10 – 21:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 06 – 19:41 UTC

4 
0 
M81 - second attempt
Jonathan Hartwell
Obs 2021 Mar 29 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 03 – 21:06 UTC

5 
0 
Messier 81
Peter Tickner
Obs 2021 Mar 17 – 23:09 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 20 – 18:12 UTC

4 
0 
M81 and M82
Dean Ashton
Obs 2021 Feb 03 – 07:51 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 08 – 07:57 UTC

9 
0 
M81
Dean Ashton
Obs 2021 Feb 03 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 06 – 19:07 UTC

9 
0 
M81 Bodes, M82 Cigar &...
Martina McGovern
Obs 2021 Jan 21 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Jan 28 – 22:36 UTC

12 
3 
Messier 81 in Ursa Maj...
Martina McGovern
Obs 2020 Nov 23 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Dec 12 – 10:36 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 81
Martina McGovern
Obs 2020 Nov 22 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Nov 25 – 17:34 UTC

4 
1 
Messier 81
Martina McGovern
Obs 2020 Nov 22 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Nov 25 – 17:34 UTC

13 
5 
M81 Bodes Galaxy
Martina McGovern
Obs 2020 Nov 22 – 23:01 UTC
Upload 2020 Nov 24 – 23:03 UTC

6 
0 
M81 Galaxy
Mazin Younis
Obs 2020 Apr 21 – 10:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Sep 04 – 02:09 UTC

8 
0 
Comet 2017 T2 Pan-STAR...
Martin Mobberley
Obs 2020 May 25 – 06:11 UTC
Upload 2020 May 25 – 09:43 UTC

5 
0 
C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS),...
Nick Quinn
Obs 2020 May 19 – 22:15 UTC
Upload 2020 May 20 – 14:47 UTC

8 
0 
Bode's Galaxy
Andrew Jeffries
Obs 2020 May 14 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 May 20 – 07:44 UTC

9 
0 
M81 M82
Neil Webster
Obs 2020 Apr 20 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 22 – 14:05 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 81 and Compani...
John Hughes
Obs 2020 Mar 12 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 11 – 12:03 UTC

5 
0 
Messier 81 and Compani...
John Hughes
Obs 2020 Mar 12 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 11 – 12:03 UTC

7 
0 
M81
Simon Dawes
Obs 2020 Mar 25
Upload 2020 Mar 28 – 14:41 UTC

9 
0 
M81 Ha-RGB
Mark Phillips
Obs 2020 Mar 22 – 21:17 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 23 – 15:21 UTC

10 
0 
M81 and M82
Callum Scott Wingrove
Obs 2020 Mar 15 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 21 – 17:44 UTC

11 
0 
M81/M82
Clive Nanson
Obs 2020 Mar 15 – 22:40 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 21 – 15:58 UTC

11 
0 
C/2014Y4 (ATLAS) with ...
Clive Nanson
Obs 2020 Mar 15 – 20:54 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 17 – 16:08 UTC

6 
0 
Messier 81
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 Mar 02 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 07 – 09:58 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 81
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 Mar 02 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 07 – 09:58 UTC

14 
0 
Bodes Galaxy (M81) LHa...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 Mar 02 – 00:23 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 04 – 11:57 UTC

9 
0 
M,81 and M82
Tom Moran
Obs 2020 Jan 23 – 19:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Feb 18 – 17:13 UTC

14 
1 
M81 ("Bode's nebu...
Les Dickens
Obs 2020 Jan 18 – 04:45 UTC
Upload 2020 Feb 15 – 17:34 UTC

10 
0 
Untitled
Peter Tickner
Obs 2020 Jan 15 – 00:58 UTC
Upload 2020 Jan 23 – 01:03 UTC

0 
0 
Globular Clusters in M...
Paul Leyland
Obs 2019 Mar 11 – 02:00 UTC
Upload 2019 May 25 – 07:37 UTC

5 
0 
Globular Clusters in M...
Paul Leyland
Obs 2019 Mar 11 – 02:00 UTC
Upload 2019 May 25 – 07:37 UTC

12 
0 
M81 Bode's galaxy - mo...
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2019 Apr 29 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2019 May 24 – 21:11 UTC

16 
0 
M81 Bode's galaxy
Graham Winstanley
Obs 2019 Apr 29 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2019 May 24 – 21:04 UTC

6 
0 
M81
Miguel Araújo
Obs 2019 May 03 – 21:50 UTC
Upload 2019 May 06 – 20:06 UTC

10 
0 
M81 and M82
Callum Scott Wingrove
Obs 2019 Apr 21 – 22:50 UTC
Upload 2019 Apr 25 – 20:57 UTC

10 
0 
More globulars in M81
Paul Leyland
Obs 2019 Mar 11 – 02:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Apr 23 – 12:06 UTC

10 
1 
Globular clusters of M...
Paul Leyland
Obs 2019 Mar 11 – 02:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Apr 22 – 11:11 UTC

8 
0 
M81-82
John Bell
Obs 2018 Nov 01 – 01:00 UTC
Upload 2019 Mar 31 – 21:27 UTC
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