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Sky region with M81 and M82


Date: 28 May 2007
Depicts: M81 and M82
Copyright: ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2
Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)


The spiral galaxy M81 and the neighbor galaxy M82 as seen in the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The image is a colour composite from DSS2 images.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
10-Feb-2026 00:59 UT

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