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Spitzer Image of Messier 82


Date: 24 April 2006
Satellite: Spitzer Space Telescope
Depicts: Messier 82, M 82, Cigar Galaxy
Copyright: NASA/JPL-Caltech/C. Engelbracht (University of Arizona)

Composite image of the active galaxy Messier 82 from infrared observations by the Spitzer Space Telescope in three wavelength bands coded in red (longest wavelength), green, and blue (shortest wavelengths).
Last Update: 1 September 2019
10-Apr-2026 22:50 UT

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