How to Find M81 Bodes Galaxy and M82 Cigar Galaxy in Your Telescope or Binoculars

[@corinlewis3073]

Tonight in London, U.K I image for the first time M81 and M82 , I went on KZbin to find out more about these 2 Galaxy's and your video very helpful and informative. Keep up the good work, clear skies 🙂🌠 P.s, my skies here are bortle class 8

[@CosmosSafari]

Thank you, Corin for your feedback. Glad my videos helped you out!

[@JamesAlburyTheSkyAboveUs]

This is a very informative video, David. I'm so proud of you. 😀

[@CosmosSafari]

Thank you! 😃

[@DrewJEvans44]

Lovely video, David. Thanks so much for including my images. Keep up the great work!

[@CosmosSafari]

Drew thank you so much for allowing me to showcase your work. As I said in my video I'm excited to see what you are able to do with your extremely dark skies in the months and years to come.

[@avt_astro206]

Beautifully Explained !! I Bodes Galaxy is a Bit Tricky To Find..I could Find It with my Binoculars and Then Telescope.. I saw A Grey Elliptical Structure !! 🔭🌌

[@g_roy]

Thanks David for this tuto....Great work! I'll try your method tonight - cheers!

[@MountainFisher]

I have seen both with my C6-N, F5 reflector using orthoscopic eyepieces. Since I'm not set up for photography nor could I afford to, visual viewing is my only option at present. Using a 18mm Takahashi Orthoscopic, 42x I can get both galaxies in view, but for details I have to go to a 6mm Baader Ortho, 125x, but can only see one at a time. Bode's Galaxy is very nice and if I drive out to Bortle 2 skies I can use my 10mm Ortho for both galaxies. I use orthoscopic EPs as they give great views and I can't afford $200+ for an eyepiece. I didn't know about your star line up method, but wandered around for awhile in the wrong area. The finder scope I installed makes finding some GCs easier to find as I like observing them and is a 9x50mm right angle correct image I got used at half price. The thing is a little telescope by itself.

[@RaysAstrophotography]

Wow! Beautiful work David!

[@CosmosSafari]

Thanks a lot Ray, I really appreciate it!

[@harvanims4076]

very helpful!! cant wait to see it this evening

[@CosmosSafari]

Good luck, let me know how it goes!

[@harvanims4076]

I use SV501p in my backyard and in bortle class 5. What I saw was a faint cloud with stars surrounding it. I'll check again later because the sky conditions weren't clear.

[@captiinahab8118]

Great video just got my 8-in dob and I'm starting to learn a bit more about astronomy. This is extremely helpful, I liked and subs keep up the great work!

[@CosmosSafari]

Thank you, Cameron.

[@amandaz9762]

Great job, David! Definitely a favorite duo of mine to get lost in out there. Congrats again on hitting 1500! Keep up the great work 🔭❤🎉

[@CosmosSafari]

I plan to do a few more of these combo videos. I think it's fun to discuss how these objects relate to one another. Thanks again for the congratulations.

[@jordythefilmmaker317]

Way to go, David!! I'm newly inspired...can't wait for those sweet spring and summer evenings now! Really miss the AELC meetings tho. Take care!! G W

[@CosmosSafari]

Thanks George. I miss them also, at some point we'll get them back. Until then, I hope you are well and keep looking up.

[@banamaligohain3450]

Thanks for your tips. I saw these two galaxies like tiny cotton pieces with skymaster 15x70.

[@CosmosSafari]

That's awesome! Glad I was able to help.

[@yte_it]

I have an 80mm f/6.25 refractor, I mainly use a 23mm 62° eyepiece for deepsky imaging, is this good or do I need to use another eyepiece

[@CosmosSafari]

You are imaging through the eyepiece? What camera are you using?

[@shokingblazemangaming]

yoo this was premiered on my birthday lol

[@jorgericardo1334]

i actually think your channel is very nice, i just found you, please keep them coming

[@CosmosSafari]

Thank you so much Jorge, I appreciate your kind words of support. It means a lot to me to be a an active participant in the astronomy community. I am glad you find value in my work.

[@Human_Evolution-]

This sounds hard. But I will try with my 4.5 inch OneSky when the skies are clear. I love M81!

[@CosmosSafari]

Any luck?

[@Human_Evolution-]

@@CosmosSafari California fires ruined my stargazing. I gave up after months of smoke. I'll try this winter! In November we have a freezing cold.star.party.

[@MrLocksmithjoe]

Awesome info. Looking for m81 tonight.

[@CosmosSafari]

Awesome! Let me know how it goes.

[@MrLocksmithjoe]

The Sky kicked my butt. Didn’t find bode’s, thought I did through binoculars but could not locate in the red at 51

[@CosmosSafari]

@@MrLocksmithjoe keep at it. It takes time. Are you in light polluted skies?

[@MrLocksmithjoe]

@@CosmosSafarinot that bad around 4 or 5, going to try later this weekend in a bortle 1-2 at 12k feet, if the clouds clear up finally.

[@CosmosSafari]

@@MrLocksmithjoe you got this. 👊

[@GalaxyArtMedia]

Very nice video David. I like how you presented.

[@CosmosSafari]

Thank you, Ioan!

[@cheerathodis]

Informative, thank you

[@CosmosSafari]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@figzastro-photography]

Hey Dave hope all is well. Will I be able to photograph M81 and M82 together with a CPC 1100 and a ZWO ASI 533?

[@CosmosSafari]

This combination has too much focal length and results in only one object at a time. You do gain detail and resolution, however. Try using this calculator. astronomy.tools/calculators/field_of_view/

[@figzastro-photography]

@@CosmosSafari thanks for the tool. It looks like I can get great pictures of the galaxies individually for the empty spots on the wall in my living room. lol.

[@karennash2937]

do i have to use a filter in my eyepiece i have a william optics z81 and cant find these galaxies. i have a heq5 mount and when i slew to these objects i never see them in my eyepiece what can i do to correct this

[@CosmosSafari]

It is possible that you are dealing with too much light pollution. You shouldn’t need a filter.

[@Boxxkarr]

Thank you for this video! Im 59 objects in on my Messier list. I liked and subbed! Going to check out your other videos!

[@CosmosSafari]

Thank you! Any requests?

[@Boxxkarr]

@@CosmosSafari Yes Dave! M 47, Bright open cluster, then hop over to M 46, which has a bonus Planetary nebula inside! I hopped to them from the Dog Star. Surely you're not Sirius? I am Sirius, and stop calling me Shirley!

[@Boxxkarr]

@@CosmosSafari Also, my next targets I'm hunting are for early next year, 2024. Globular Clusters M3, & M53, and Galaxy M 64, called the "Black Eye" Galaxy! My last name is Murphy, so using Arcturus, and Murphid to hop to M 53 is something I'm looking forward to! Praying you had a gr8 Thanksgiving, and you have a safe fun and blessed Christmas!

[@Boxxkarr]

@@CosmosSafari I really hope you continue to add to your Messier how to find video series. They are outstanding, and very helpful! I jumped in to Astronomy with both feet last Christmas, joined my local Astronomical Society, and went to the Texas Star Party this past May. I have learned so much, but there is so much more! I am enjoying this so much, and am trying not to obesss over it too much!

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Finding M81/M82 in my Bortle 6 sky: 1. Slew go to telescope to location of M81. 2. Take 15 second exposure using 150mm Newtonian reflector and asi294 camera. 3. If M81/M82 does not appear on photograph, plate solve and take another exposure. Repeat.

[@CosmosSafari]

Yes, of course this is fine for astrophotography. Not really the best for visual astronomers. I wish I could plate solve with my brain, but I am not William Hershel. If you are plate solving you shouldn’t need to repeat, use the plate solve to sync the mount and perform a go-to.

[@ksignorini]

Incredibly good video! I was struggling trying to find these two but now I have a good idea how to go about it. Incidentally, though, isn’t the Telrad 4, 2, and 1/2 degree, not 6?

[@CosmosSafari]

Thank you, glad to be of help. I will look into your Telrad question further and respond back later.

[@CosmosSafari]

Looks like you are correct. 1/2, 2, 4 degrees. Thanks for catching that. I will make sure I use these numbers in future videos.

[@TwopowerMobile-o7p]

So it's not the little galaxy near Andromeda Galaxy?

[@CosmosSafari]

Those two galaxies near M31 Andromeda Galaxy are are M110 and M32.

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[@CosmosSafari]

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[@Dhon-rb9mq]

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