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Messier M81

Bode's Galaxy

Galaxy
Ursa Major
Intermediate

Frequently framed together with M82.

Angular size
26.9′ × 14.1′
Magnitude
6.9
Best months
February, March, April
Constellation
Ursa Major
Catalog IDs
M81;NGC 3031
Common aliases
Bode's Galaxy;Bode's Nebula
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Recommended telescopes

Celestron
Celestron C6 SCT
1500mm f/10.0 · 150mm aperture
Frames 50% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT8RC
1624mm f/8.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 54% of APS-C FOV
Astro-Tech
Astro-Tech AT10RC
2000mm f/8.0 · 254mm aperture
Frames 67% of APS-C FOV
Stellarvue
Stellarvue SVX152T
1200mm f/7.9 · 152mm aperture
Frames 40% of APS-C FOV
Celestron
Celestron EdgeHD 8
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 68% of APS-C FOV
Meade
Meade LX200 8" ACF
2032mm f/10.0 · 203mm aperture
Frames 68% of APS-C FOV

Recommended cameras

ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled
ZWO
ZWO ASI533MM Pro
3.76µm pixels · cooled

Example framing

Celestron C6 SCT + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.43° × 0.43°
Scale 0.52″/px
Target fills 104% of frame
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Astro-Tech AT8RC + ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
FOV 0.83° × 0.55°
Scale 0.48″/px
Target fills 81% of frame
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Astro-Tech AT10RC + ZWO ASI533MC Pro
FOV 0.32° × 0.32°
Scale 0.39″/px
Target fills 138% of frame
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NGC NGC 5128
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