Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  HD85458  ·  HD86574  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077
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M 81 - Bodes Galaxy / M 82 - Cigar Galaxy, Sid Frede
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M 81 - Bodes Galaxy / M 82 - Cigar Galaxy

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M 81 - Bodes Galaxy / M 82 - Cigar Galaxy, Sid Frede
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M 81 - Bodes Galaxy / M 82 - Cigar Galaxy

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Messier 81 (Bodes Galaxy) in Ursa Major is one of the mot conspicuous spiral galaxies in the sky. It forms a physical pair with it neighbor, M82 (Cigar Galaxy). M 82 has been spectacularly disturbed by it's neighbor M81. M 82 and M 82 are about 12M light-years distant.

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M 81 - Bodes Galaxy / M 82 - Cigar Galaxy, Sid Frede

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