Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3034
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M82, the smoldering cigar, Gerould Kern
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M82, the smoldering cigar

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M82, the smoldering cigar

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M82, the Cigar Galaxy, is most often photographed with its companion, M81. In the mid-section of this irregular galaxy are vivid red spikes, evidence of star creation generated by gravitational interaction with M81. I took this photo of M82 in mid-April, but was not able to do the processing until now.

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M82, the smoldering cigar, Gerould Kern