M81 - Bode’s Galaxy
- Acquisition Details
- Captured Date: 12/19/2025 - 12/21/2025
- Total Integration Time: appx 4.5 hours.
- Location Information
- Constellation: Ursa Major
- Coordinates (RA,DA): 148.895, 69.063
- Pixel Scale: 0.993 arcsec/pixel
- Distance: 11.99 ± 0.16 Million light-years
- Catalogue Designations
- Messier: M81
- NGC: NGC3031
- Equipment Used
- Mount: iOptron CEM70
- Telescope: Skywatcher Quattro 250P
- Guider Type: Off Axis Guider
- Guider Camera: ZWO ASI220MM Mini
- Focuser: ZWO EAF
- Main Camera: ZWO ASI071MC One Shot Color
Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode’s Galaxy) is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. 1