Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  HD85458  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
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M82 The Cigar Galaxy and M81 Bode's Galaxy, Rick Laird
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M82 The Cigar Galaxy and M81 Bode's Galaxy

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M82 The Cigar Galaxy and M81 Bode's Galaxy, Rick Laird
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M82 The Cigar Galaxy and M81 Bode's Galaxy

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M81 and M82 are found in the constellation Ursa Major  (Big dipper).
M81 or Bodes Galaxy is a grand design spiral galaxy. A diameter of 90.000 light-years across and about 12,000 million light years from earth. 

M82 or The Cigar  Galaxy is seen edge-on. Approxomitly 12 million light-years across.

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M82 The Cigar Galaxy and M81 Bode's Galaxy, Rick Laird

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