Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
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M81 - M82 Mosaic, Richard
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M81 - M82 Mosaic

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M81 - M82 Mosaic

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Interacting galaxies M81 and M82, about 12 million light years away in the Ursa Major constellation.  This is a two-panel mosaic, M82 is represented by more and better data than M81 as they were taken separately with significantly different integration times.

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M81 - M82 Mosaic, Richard