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Bode's Galaxy
M81, also known as Bode's Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located around 12 million light years away from Earth. In the night sky, M81 is located in the constellation Ursa Major. M81 has an apparent magnitude of 6.94. M81 was discovered in 1774 by Johann Elert Bode, hence where the name comes from. In 1779, Pierre Mechain and Charles Messier reidentified the object, thus earning its place on the Messier catalog. The object was imaged by Physics major Daniel Puentes, using the 24" telescope at the Stocker AstroScience Center at Florida International University. The exposures ranged between 100 to 150 seconds in the R,B,G, and L filters. The image was reduced and color combined by Physics majors Daniel Puentes and Stephen Revesz using MIRA.
Bode's Galaxy
M81, also known as Bode's Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy located around 12 million light years away from Earth. In the night sky, M81 is located in the constellation Ursa Major. M81 has an apparent magnitude of 6.94. M81 was discovered in 1774 by Johann Elert Bode, hence where the name comes from. In 1779, Pierre Mechain and Charles Messier reidentified the object, thus earning its place on the Messier catalog. The object was imaged by Physics major Daniel Puentes, using the 24" telescope at the Stocker AstroScience Center at Florida International University. The exposures ranged between 100 to 150 seconds in the R,B,G, and L filters. The image was reduced and color combined by Physics majors Daniel Puentes and Stephen Revesz using MIRA.