Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
Galaxy Bodes M81 and M82, Stephen Heliczer FRAS
Galaxy Bodes M81 and M82
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Galaxy Bodes M81 and M82

Galaxy Bodes M81 and M82, Stephen Heliczer FRAS
Galaxy Bodes M81 and M82
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Galaxy Bodes M81 and M82

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Bodes Galaxy M81 and Cigar Galaxy M82 are a pair of interacting galaxies located in the constellation of Ursa Major.  M81 is a beautiful classic shape spiral galaxy containing about 250 billion stars while M82 is an irregular "starbursts" galaxy.  Both are approximately 12 light years away.  The starburst activity is thought to have been triggered by interaction with neighbouring M81.  Both contain super massive black holes and light left these galaxies when the great apes first appeared on Planet Earth and ended their journey on my camera chip in light polluted Cuffley in January 2020!

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Galaxy Bodes M81 and M82, Stephen Heliczer FRAS