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

M81 M82 Bodes Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy, thekubiaks
M81 M82 Bodes Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy
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M81 M82 Bodes Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy

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The M81 and M82 galaxies are a pair of galaxies located in the constellation Ursa Major.  M81 (Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy that lies approximately 11.8 million light years away.  M82 (The Cigar Galaxy) is an irregular galaxy at roughly the same distance from Earth,

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M81 M82 Bodes Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy, thekubiaks