M81: Bode's Galaxy in Ursa Maior

Images taken: Spring 2009, by Matthew Shorter, Taylor Davison, Anatole Langdon, Jalmari Pirhonen, Tabhita Bandi, and Haley Hill.

Telescope: Meade 12 in with f/5.7 focal reducer (f=68in).

Camera: SBIG ST-10 CCD

Exposures: 3 x 20 min green, blue, and 80min H-alpha (4 hours 20 min total).

Image processing: CCDoops + CCDSoft + CCDSharp + Photoshop CS.

Images taken: April 7, 2008, by Emily Haadsma and Natalie Dickson

Telescope: Meade 12 in with f/5.7 focal reducer (f=68in).

Camera: SBIG ST-10 CCD

Exposures: 3 x 15 min green, blue, and H-alpha (45 min total).

Image processing: CCDoops + CCDSoft + CCDSharp + Photoshop CS.