Ground-based view of two galaxy neighbours: M81 and M82
Depicts: M82, NGC 3034, M81, NGC 3031
Copyright: Robert Gendler
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This ground-based image of M81 (left) and M82 (right) was taken by Robert Gendler with a 12 inch
telescope from a suburb outside Hartford, Connecticut. The distance between the two popular galaxies
is 37 arc-minutes (approximately a moon diameter).
Credit: Robert Gendler
Last Update: 1 September 2019