Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3034
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M82 - Cigar Galaxy, Taman
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M82 - Cigar Galaxy

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M82 - Cigar Galaxy

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M82 The Cigar Galaxy, also listed as ARP 337 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.

This starburst galaxy is about 12 million light-years away. The starburst jets are caused by gravitational interaction with close neighbour M81, Bode's Galaxy.

Imaged over 2 nights and processed as HaRGB.

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