The Cigar Galaxy
M82 in Ursa Major
was discovered in 1774 by German astronomer Johann Elbert Bode. At 12,000,000 light-years distance, it is among the more distant Messier objects. A spectacular, starburst-type galaxy, M82 is in a gravitationally interacting relationship with its neighbor, M81.
Both galaxies can be viewed together, here. Thanks to Jim Misti for collecting this fine data.
LARGE
was discovered in 1774 by German astronomer Johann Elbert Bode. At 12,000,000 light-years distance, it is among the more distant Messier objects. A spectacular, starburst-type galaxy, M82 is in a gravitationally interacting relationship with its neighbor, M81.
Both galaxies can be viewed together, here. Thanks to Jim Misti for collecting this fine data.
LARGE