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Daniel Pasternak 20 March 2016a

on the right: Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

 

on the left: 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.

 

C-11/CGEM-DX Hyperstar F/2

Canon 450d full spectrum

30 sec subs ISO 800

Imaged under the almost Full Moon.

 

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Uploaded on March 22, 2016