M81 - my first image of 2009

[Parallax]

The clouds cleared last night, for the first time in ages, to reveal a crystal clear sky. Had a go at the usual suspects but M81 seems to have come out the best.

Atik 16-ics on Explorer, 8 x 300s, guided with ST80 + PHD, DSS and PSCS.

Steve

[CELESCOPE]

Done well with that one Steve, managed the core good and got some central detail as well,

Rog

[Whippy]

Very nice, well done .

Tony..

[johnh]

I am having a go at this it is a lovely tidy galaxy and big too, you've caught the fluffy bits in the arms nicely.