Observed M81 and M82 last night - 5/24/10 between 0200 and 0330 UTC.
Seeing: 3/5
Transparency: average to above average
Waxing Gibbous moon
Using Orion HighLight Plossl 32mm, saw both M81 and M82 in frame clearly but without much detail - mostly nebulous. Both best seen with averted vision.
Observed each singly using Orion Epic ED-2 12.3mm. No significant improvement due to light pollution from moon and relatively poor seeing.
For long (and probably boring) report, see this
thread.