Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 2959  ·  NGC 2961  ·  NGC 2976  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077
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M81 and M82 widefield and 2 more other 'bright' galaxy's, Matteo Mooren
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M81 and M82 widefield and 2 more other 'bright' galaxy's

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M81 and M82 widefield and 2 more other 'bright' galaxy's, Matteo Mooren
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M81 and M82 widefield and 2 more other 'bright' galaxy's

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A widefield photo from M81 and M82 together. 2 more other 'bright' galaxy's are also visible in this picture. At the bottom is the Garland Galaxy (NGC 3077), and in the upper right corner is NGC 2976 visible. All these 4 galaxy's are neighbours from each other. These galaxy's have a distance from earth between 12 and 13 million lightyears.

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M81 and M82 widefield and 2 more other 'bright' galaxy's, Matteo Mooren