M82 is an edge-on irregular galaxy located in Ursa Major with an integrated magnitude of 9.6 . Easy to observe in a small scope and in the same low power field of view as M81! Dusty patches are observed in 8" and larger scopes. This photo was taken with the 8" scope on Kodak Gold 400 for 25 minutes using a 35 mm camera and focal reducer at f6.3