Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3034
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M82 The Cigar Galaxy (Best 15 subs of 60 sec), Alan Tidey
M82 The Cigar Galaxy (Best 15 subs of 60 sec)
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M82 The Cigar Galaxy (Best 15 subs of 60 sec)

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M82 The Cigar Galaxy (Best 15 subs of 60 sec), Alan Tidey
M82 The Cigar Galaxy (Best 15 subs of 60 sec)
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M82 The Cigar Galaxy (Best 15 subs of 60 sec)

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A reprocessed version using only 15 subs of 60 seconds each.
I discarded most of the night's images due to poor star shapes and although it is only 15 minutes of data, careful processing revealed more than I had anticipated.
This target has now gone out of sight for me so I will have to wait until it comes round to add more time to it.

Messier 82 is c. 12 million light years away in the constellation of Ursa Major.
It is a "Starburst" galaxy and this activity is possibly a result of interaction with it's neighbour, Messier 81, Bode's Galaxy.

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M82 The Cigar Galaxy (Best 15 subs of 60 sec), Alan Tidey