M81 and M82

Name: M81 - Bode's galaxy M82 - Cigar galaxy

Constellation:Ursa Major

Instrument: 8-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and an ASI 2600 MC (gain 100 -20C).

Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute exposures.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

			AP#38 : M81 and M82
			Name: M81 - Bode's galaxy M82 - Cigar galaxy Constellation:Ursa Major Instrument: 8-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and an ASI 2600 MC (gain 100 -20C). Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute exposures. Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html


	Magnitude: M81 - 6.9 M82 - 8.4 Angular size: M81 - 27' X 14' M82 - 11' X 4' M81 is a spiral galaxy and M82 is a starburst galaxy. These two galaxies are popular targets for astrophotographers. In the image below, one can barely see the dwarf companion galaxy, Holmberg 9, just below M81. Go to AP#39 NGC 3166/3169 Return to AP100 main page.