Ground-based image of the M81/M82 Galaxy Group
This wide-angle image taken by astrophotographer Robert Gendler shows the amazing duo of Messier 81 (right) and Messier 82 (left). These two mighty galaxies in the Plough (Ursa Major) belong to some of the most famous and beloved galaxies known to amateur astronomers.
Credit:NASA, ESA, Z. Levay (STScI) and R. Gendler
About the Image
| Id: | heic0801i |
| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 8 January 2008, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0801 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2059 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Holmberg IX, M81, M82 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 12 million light years |
| Category: | Galaxies |
