Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034  ·  NGC 3077
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Messier 81, Messier 82, NGC 3077 Galaxies, Al Howard
Messier 81, Messier 82, NGC 3077 Galaxies
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Messier 81, Messier 82, NGC 3077 Galaxies

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Messier 81, Messier 82, NGC 3077 Galaxies

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These galaxies are located in the constellation Ursa Major.  Messier 81 (M81), appears in the upper right of the image and Messier 82 (M82), is in the upper left.  These two galaxies are about 12 million light-years away.  NGC 3077 is the smaller elliptical galaxy at lower center and is about 13 million light-years away.

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Messier 81, Messier 82, NGC 3077 Galaxies, Al Howard