M82, also known as the #CigarGalaxy, is a #starburst #galaxy located in the constellation #UrsaMajor, approximately 12 million light-years away from Earth. This galaxy reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around mid-February.
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M81 Bode’s Galaxy and M82 Cigar Galaxy Revisited https://photo.m-j-s.net/blog/2025/02/m81-bodes-galaxy-and-m82-cigar-galaxy-revisited/
Messier 82 – Cigar Galaxy
Messier 82 reaches its highest point in the sky around astronomical midnight, around February 16th. It is an irregularly shaped galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, also known as the Cigar Galaxy due to its long, slender shape.
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Astrophoto: Bode’s Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy – Messier 81 and Messier 82 – 03/22 https://astrocamp.eu/en/astrophoto-messier-81-messier-82-bodes-galaxy-cigar-galaxy-03-22/ The 2024 workflow on the nicely framed Bodes-, Cigar- and Garland-Galaxy picture from 2022. The details are much clearer, especially on the Cigar Galaxy. … #Bode'sGalaxy #CigarGalaxy #GarlandGalaxy #M81 #M82 #Messier81 #Messier82 #NGC3031 #NGC3034 #NGC3077 #UGC5318 #UGC5322 #UGC5398 #clearskies
