M-81

M81 ’Bode’s Nebula’ in Ursa Major Mag 7.9 Size 21' x 9.8'
Luminosity from this object is equal to 20 billion suns, slightly larger than our own Milky Way galaxy.
Taken with a LX-200 10" F6.3 using a ST-6 SBIG camera guided with a ST-4 at MacDonald's Farm Tweed Ontario.
3 integrations combined for 9 minutes using Skypro Software. Image processing with Hidden Image and Photo Styler.