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The Ursa Major constellation (ground-based image) (Cigar Galaxy , Messier 82 , Ursa Major) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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The Ursa Major constellation (ground-based image)

April 24, 2006 · ESA/Hubble · Cigar Galaxy , Messier 82 , Ursa Major

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The galaxy Messier 82 is located 12 million light-years away. It appears high in the northern spring sky in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Here Ursa Major is seen in a ground-based image taken by Akira Fujii.