M82 by Hubble Space Telescope mouse over for annotated version - click for full resolution

M82 is an active Sturbust galaxy, 11.5M l.y. from Earth. It's part of M81 Group which counts 34 members in the Big Dipper constellation. Data from Hubble Legacy Archive. Optic Hubble telescope Filters F658W, F814W, F555W, F435W Frame center RA 09:55:54 DEC 69:41:00 J2000 Date 2014/11/14 Exposures R - 48x87s G - 48x170s B - 48x225s Ha - 48x550s Integration time - 13h 45m

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