Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  HD85458  ·  M 81  ·  NGC 3031
M81, Bode's Galaxy, Chris Plonski
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M81, Bode's Galaxy

M81, Bode's Galaxy, Chris Plonski
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M81, Bode's Galaxy

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Messier 81 is also known as Bode's Galaxy having been discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1774. It's a grand design spiral galaxy and is located in the constellation of Ursa Major about 12 million light years away and about 90,000 light years in diameter.

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