Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M81 and M82, Bode's Galaxies

15-May-2026 09:10 ADT 15-May-2026 12:10 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M81 and M82, Bode's Galaxies, 20-Dec-2011

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified)
ISO: 800
Frames: 20 @ 3m20s, 3 @ 1m0s
Total Exposure: 69m37s
Processing: DSS, GIMP
Distance: 12 Mly