Observation by Ian Jarrett: Bode's Galaxy M81

Uploaded by

Ian Jarrett

Observer

Ian Jarrett

Observed

2025 Mar 03 - 22:00

Uploaded

2025 Mar 04 - 20:03

Objects

M81

Planetarium overlay

Enable overlay
Show stars
Label stars
Show deep sky objects
Label deep sky objects
Show constellation boundaries
Show constellation sticks
Show constellation labels
Show RA/Dec grid

Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 09^h55^m
Dec: +69°04'
Position angle: +111°48'

Field size

0°39' × 0°26'

Equipment

Edge HD 9.25" SCT
Celestron x0.7 Reducer
Celestron OAG
ZWO ASI294MC-PRO
ZWO IR-Cut Filter

Exposure

61 x 180s

Location

Hampshire, Bortle 4

Target name

Bode's Galaxy M81

Title

Bode's Galaxy M81

About this image

It was a beautiful clear night in Hampshire, so I set up for a night shooting M81. Everything went well until the meridian flip, after which the guiding drifted on each subsequent sub. So, I present half a night's worth of imaging! And my next job is to investigate what exactly happened!

Files associated with this observation

M81 Bodes Galaxy.jpg (1.8 MB)

Like this image

Dominic Ford, Miguel Araújo, Oliver Hext, Honor Wheeler, Martin Lewis, Callum Potter, Simon Paul Davis, Tim Haymes

Copyright of all images and other observations submitted to the BAA remains with the owner of the work. Reproduction of work by third parties is expressly forbidden without the consent of the copyright holder. By submitting images to this online gallery, you grant the BAA permission to reproduce them in any of our publications.

Registered charity no. 210769
Registered company no. 117572

For more information including contact details, click here.

Our Terms of Use are here.

Our Privacy Policy is here.