Telescope: PlaneWave 17" Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph	Designation:Messier 81 (M81, NGC 3031) in Ursa Major is one of the most conspicuous galaxies in the sky, and one of the nearest beyond the Local Group.
Mount: Astro-Physics AP1200 GTO	Constellation: Ursa Major Distance: 12000 KLY Magnitude: 6.9VB Size: 21 x 10 Arc Min.
Camera: Apogee U16-M with Astrodon Ver. 2 Filters	Remotely Imaged With CCD Commander
Guiding: Astro Don OAG - SBIG ST-402 Guide Camera	Spiral Galaxy
Exposure:LRGB L 4 Hours RGB 3 Hours Each	Position: R.A. 09 hr 57 min , Dec +69 00014'
Processed using Maxim, PhotoShop CS3	Date: March 2013
Data Reduction and Processing by Jim Janusz	Imaging Location: Cave Creek Canyon Observatory