LAT 18.52°N200D II
Galaxy · Messier 81
A Grand Design Spiral
Captured 16 November 2025
Bode's Galaxy (Messier 81) is a grand design spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, about 12 million light-years away. Its well-defined, sweeping spiral arms make it one of the most photographed galaxies in the night sky, and one of the brightest visible from Earth.
Optical Tube
GSO 6" RC Astrograph
Mount
Bresser Exos 2
Camera
Canon EOS 200D Mark II
ISO
800
Exposure
91 seconds