Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's nebulae  ·  Cigar galaxy  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3034
M82 - Cigar Galaxy, Mark Spruce
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M82 - Cigar Galaxy

M82 - Cigar Galaxy, Mark Spruce
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M82 - Cigar Galaxy

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Messier 82 - Cigar Galaxy

A starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

Taken on an evening with a lot of light pollution, wind and cloud. Given the conditions I'm amazed at how well it came out. I only intended to do some auto guiding practice as conditions were so bad, but I decided to have a go at a target anyway. It looks like that practice has paid off. I had to throw a low of images away due to the wind, even some of the ones that I kept were a little suspect.

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M82 - Cigar Galaxy, Mark Spruce

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