Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
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M-81 - The Colors of a Grand-Design Spiral, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
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M-81 - The Colors of a Grand-Design Spiral

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M-81 - The Colors of a Grand-Design Spiral

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Previously posted as a black-and-white, in-the-process image. Bode's 'Nebula' reveals a wealth of detail in swirls of stars, gas and dust. Numerous HII regions pepper the spiral arms, nurseries where infant stars will coalesce over millions of years.

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M-81 - The Colors of a Grand-Design Spiral, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton