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Community photo entitled Bode's Nebula, a Galaxy in Ursa Major by Steven Bellavia on 04/23/2025 at Cherry Springs State Park, PA

Bode's Nebula, a Galaxy in Ursa Major

On 04/23/2025 10:30 pm by Steven Bellavia | Website | Cherry Springs State Park, PA

"Bode's Nebula", or Messier 81, NGC 3031, is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major

Apertura 6-inch Classic Cassegrain
Baader Alan-Gee Reducer
ZWO ASI 294MM pro camera
SkyWatcher EQ6R-Pro equatorial mount

336.5 minutes of Ha, Lum, Blue, Green and Red filter data, along with dark, flat and dark-flat calibration fames, loaded into PixInsight WBPP, with additional Post-processing in PixInsight and Canon Digital Photo Professional