Ground-based close-up view of M82
This ground-based image of M82 was taken by Robert Gendler with a 12 inch telescope from a suburb outside Hartford, Connecticut. Credit: Robert Gendler
Credit:Robert Gendler
About the Image
Id: | heic0103f |
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Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 7 March 2001, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic0103 |
Size: | 728 x 728 px |
About the Object
Name: | Messier 82, NGC 3034 |
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Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst |
Distance: | 13 million light years |
Constellation: | Ursa Major |
Category: | Galaxies |