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The image of Messier 81, the Bode Galaxy discovered by German astronomer Johann Elert Bode in 1774. M81 is in the constellation Ursa Major and lies at 11.6 million light years from our planet.

Stargazers using small telescopes or binoculars should catch a slight dim patch of light, depending on the location and light pollution (Bortle scale) in the skies. Try using the averted vision trick, when viewing through binoculars or a small telescope.

The image was taken using 50 subframes at 60 second exposures each, with a camera temperature of -20.5C. The amateur astronomical equipment used was an Explore Scientific ED165mm APO Triplet refractor and ASI2600 OSC camera.

The information obtained from: NASA/Gov/10/19/2017, https://lnkd.in/dgzCWsH
accessed on: 04/22/2021.