Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's galaxy  ·  Bode's nebulae  ·  Cigar galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
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M81 and M82, Mark L Mitchell
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M81 and M82

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M81 and M82

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This is a two-panel mosaic from 6.5 hours of RGB only. There are several other galaxies visible in the background, including the dust bunny-like UGC 5336/LEDA 28757 just "below" M81.

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M81 and M82, Mark L Mitchell

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