Wallpaper author:
Bernard Miller
01 Apr 2021
M81 - Bode's Galaxy
This is an image of M81, also known as Bode's Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is named after Johann Elert Bode who discovered it in 1774.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M81 M82
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Group of Galaxies
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 148.8882 Dec 69.0653
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................27 Dec 2019 - 24 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 219 | 4h26m | 73 |
| Green | 107 | 2h8m | 72 |
| Red | 120 | 2h24m | 72 |
| Blue | 112 | 2h14m | 72 |
| Halpha | 83 | 1h40m | 72 |