Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
Bode and Cigar galaxy - M81 & M82, Gendra
Bode and Cigar galaxy - M81 & M82
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Bode and Cigar galaxy - M81 & M82

Bode and Cigar galaxy - M81 & M82, Gendra
Bode and Cigar galaxy - M81 & M82
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Bode and Cigar galaxy - M81 & M82

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The galaxy pair M81 and M82 taken from an inner city backyard in a red zone.

If you look carefully you can find a LOT more small and faint galaxies in the image including the dwarf galaxy Holmberg IX just underneath M81.

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Bode and Cigar galaxy - M81 & M82, Gendra

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