M81 & M82 - Bodes and The Cigar Galaxies, David N Kidd

M81 & M82 - Bodes and The Cigar Galaxies

M81 & M82 - Bodes and The Cigar Galaxies, David N Kidd

M81 & M82 - Bodes and The Cigar Galaxies

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Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is the prototype nearby starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away also in the constellation Ursa Major. The starburst galaxy is five times as bright as the whole Milky Way and one hundred times as bright as our galaxy's center.

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Description: Messier 81 is a grand design spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away, with a diameter of 90,000 light years, about half the size of the Milky Way, in the constellation Ursa Major.

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M81 & M82 - Bodes and The Cigar Galaxies, David N Kidd