Blogs about: M81
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M81-Bode's Galaxy on 3/18/09
M81-Bode’s Galaxy on 3/18/09 Bode’s Galaxy has been one of my favorite targets of late. Tonight I was able to get guiding to work properly (at least on northern targets) and I was able to … more →
Flintstone Stargazing
Hey, 80mm may be the Goldilocks scope!
Greg Stone wrote 5 days ago: Is an 80mm, richest field refractor really the Goldilocks scope? Not too large, not too small … more →
M81 and M82 Galaxies
astroimaging wrote 2 months ago: Full size image can be seen here : M81 and M82 with Canon 400D M81 and M82 in Ursa Major 80 x 10 min … more →
What Is A Supernova ?
Dany Mercury wrote 3 months ago: A supernova is a vast explosion in which an entire star is destroyed. After the explosion, extremely … more →
Full of Stars - 22 April, 2009
Lee Jenkins wrote 7 months ago: Location: at home in Tomball, TX Cloud cover: 0% Transparency: n/r, est. average (3/5) Seeing: n/r, … more →
Opening night for the 120 APO - what a shock!
Greg Stone wrote 7 months ago: My Sky-Watcher 120mm ED-APO refractor arrived yesterday and I was certain I would suffer the new tel … more →
M81-Bode's Galaxy on 3/18/09
Ed wrote 8 months ago: M81-Bode’s Galaxy on 3/18/09 Bode’s Galaxy has been one of my favorite targets of late. … more →
M81-Bode's Galaxy and M101-Pinwheel Galaxy on 3/7/09
Ed wrote 8 months ago: M81-Bode’s Galaxy on 3/7/09 I stayed up late and got Bode’s Galaxy (above) and the Pinwh … more →
M81-Bode's Galaxy on 2/16/09
Ed wrote 9 months ago: M81-Bode’s Galaxy on 2/16/09 Bode’s Galaxy is found off the tip of Ursa Major (the big d … more →
M81 and its group: New images
Hartmut wrote 1 year ago: This composite NASA image of the spiral galaxy M81, located about 12 million light years away, inclu … more →
Recent Images and News of Messier Objects
Hartmut wrote 1 year ago: M4 (and NGC 6397) from Chandra; April 28, 2008: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/gclust/ M31 an … more →
Guest post: Paolo Schiavone - "Who said Deep-Sky astronomy is impossible from urban sites?"
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dorigo wrote 1 year ago: Paolo Schiavone was born in Luino, near Varese, on August 18th, 1963 from a lombard mother and a fat … more →
The Moon on 3/10/08
Ed wrote 1 year ago: The Moon on 3/10/08 The moon was a graceful crescent tonight and set not long after I took this phot … more →
Saturn, Queen of the Skies
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Ed wrote 1 year ago: Saturn on 2/1/08 I stayed up late tonight and was finally able to see Saturn with the new scope. Thi … more →
The Cigar and Bode Galaxies on 12/30/07
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Ed wrote 1 year ago: M82-Cigar Galaxy on 12/30/07 I had never captured M81 and M82 before (they’re quite close to o … more →
M81: Hubble photo and Spitzer image
Hartmut wrote 2 years ago: Hubble Space Telescope Image of M81 Hubble Photographs Grand Design Spiral Galaxy M81 Hubble Space T … more →
M81: GALEX image of M81
Hartmut wrote 2 years ago: Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/J. Huchra (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) s … more →
