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

M81 and M82, Gebhard Maurer
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M81 and M82

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A quick try from yesterdays with nearly full moon. 5 hours of capture time.

The M81 and M82 galaxies are a pair of galaxies located in the constellation, Ursa Major. M81 (Bode’s Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy that lies 11.8 million light years away, while M82 (The Cigar Galaxy) is an irregular galaxy at roughly the same distance away from Earth.

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M81 and M82, Gebhard Maurer