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  Name(s): M81 - Bode's Galaxy  
  Date : 2011-03-07  
  Location : Podljubelj  
  Conditions : Low local light polution, great transparency  
  Weather : -6°C, 61% - 2g/m3  
  Moon : 8%  
  Setup : SW 254/1200 on NEQ6pro, guided with QHY5 on OAG  
  Camera : Canon 450D mod.  
  Exposure : 25x10min + 10x5min  
  Processing : Iris, PS  
  Object description : Messier 81, also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It is a very large galaxy.  
  Object size & distance 27 arc minutes, 12 million ly