Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  Bode's Galaxy  ·  Cigar Galaxy  ·  HD85161  ·  HD85458  ·  M 81  ·  M 82  ·  NGC 3031  ·  NGC 3034
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M81 & M82, Jerry Gerber
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M81 & M82

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M81 & M82

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These two galaxies are part of our Local Group, the closest galaxies to our own Milky Way.  M81 is about 11.8 million light-years from Earth.

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M81 & M82, Jerry Gerber

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