Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  HD85161  ·  HD85458  ·  HD85533  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
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Galaxy Wars: M81 and M82, Harold Soto
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Galaxy Wars: M81 and M82

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Galaxy Wars: M81 and M82

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Messier 81, a spiral galaxy, and Messier 82, a starburst galaxy, are often photographed as a pair in the constellation Ursa Major. M81 and M82 are excellent broadband targets for beginner astrophotographers. They are also high in hydrogen-alpha gas, particularly in the starburst galaxy M82. M81 and M82 are best imaged in the spring. Bode’s Galaxy was named after Johann Elert Bode, the German astronomer who discovered it on December 31, 1774, along with the nearby M82.

I tried to bring more IFN (Integrated Flux Nebula), but more integration time is required, perhaps my editing skills need to be improved lol. IFNs are seen close to the Milky Way.

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Galaxy Wars: M81 and M82, Harold Soto