This galaxy was discovered by Mr. Bode long time ago in 1774. It’s located 12 million light years from Earth in constellation Ursa Major (Great Bear). This galaxy has a neighbor Cigar galaxy M81 (left).
| Telescope: | Newton 200/1000 mm |
| Aperture: | 200 mm |
| Focal length: | 1000 mm |
| Mount | Skywatcher EQ-6 |
| Autoguiding | Orion Mini Autoguider |
| Camera: | Moravian instruments G2 8300M @-30C |
| Corrector: | Baader MPCC |
| Filters: | Baader LRGB |
| Exposure: | 15xL, 5RGB, 300s, bin 1x1 |