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    Grand Spiral Messier 81

    Date: 07 January 2004
    Satellite: Hubble
    Depicts: M81
    Copyright: Credit: ESA/INT/DSS2

    This ground-based image shows the spiral galaxy Messier 81 in its entirety. The image is a combination of exposures from the Isaac Newton Telescope on La Palma (courtesy of Jonathan Irwin) and Digitized Sky Survey 2 images.


    Last Update: 01 June 2005

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