Object name

Bode’s Galaxy

Photograph

Other designations

M81, NGC 3031, UGC 5318, MCG+12-10-010, PGC 28630

Date

2021-04-17 + 04-18+ 04-29

Constellation

UMa

Telescope or lens

Meade LX200 10” @f/6

Coordinates

Camera

Starlight Xpress SXVR-H694

Apparent magnitude

6.9m

Binning

1x1 (luminosity) and 2x2 (colour)

Surface brightness

Filters

clear, R, G, B, H-alpha,

Dimensions

27’x14’

Exposure

30x5m(L,1x1), 12x5m(R,2x2), 12x5m(G,2x2), 12x5m(B,2x2), 12x5m(H-alpha,2x2),

Distance

11,7 Mly

Details

Synthetic HDR: PaintShop Pro; noise removal: NeatImage