Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3034
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M 82 - Cigar Galaxy, AstroGeoGuy2590
M 82 - Cigar Galaxy
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M 82 - Cigar Galaxy

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M 82 - Cigar Galaxy, AstroGeoGuy2590
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M 82 - Cigar Galaxy

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M 82 is not a pretty as M 81, but interesting in its own right. It's clearly been disrupted and is undergoing a bout of star formation triggered by recent interaction with its neighbor M 82. It's about 12 Mly away. I collected data on Feb 10 and 11 of 2023. You don't get may clear nights in February in Massachusetts, and when you do, they are COLD.

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M 82 - Cigar Galaxy, AstroGeoGuy2590