The Cigar Galaxy - Messier 82 (Tom Wildoner)

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

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The Cigar Galaxy - Messier 82

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The Cigar Galaxy - Messier 82

Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy or M82) is a starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major and a member of the M81 Group. It is about five times more luminous than the whole Milky Way and has a center one hundred times more luminous than our galaxy’s center. The starburst activity is thought to have been triggered by interaction with neighboring galaxy M81. As the closest starburst galaxy (check the Wikipedia reference) to our own, M82 is the prototypical example of this galaxy type.

Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation: Ursa Major
Right ascension: 09h 55m 52.2s
Declination: +69° 40′ 47″
Distance: 11.4–12.4 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V): 8.41

Tech Specs: Meade 12” LX-90, Antares Focal Reducer, ZWO AS071 running at -10C, Celestron CGEM-DX mount, ZWO ASIAir Plus, ZWO EAF, 180 x 60 second exposures, darks from the library and flats after the imaging session. Image Date: October 27, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

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RA (center)	09h55m48s.566
RA (top/left)	09h57m59s.999
RA (top/right)	09h52m19s.695
RA (bottom/right)	09h53m38s.370
RA (bottom/left)	09h59m16s.170

Dec (center)	+69°40′15″.71
Dec (top/left)	+69°54′39″.83
Dec (top/right)	+69°43′12″.13
Dec (bottom/right)	+69°25′43″.17
Dec (bottom/left)	+69°37′03″.58

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