Wide-field image showing the region of M81 and M82 (ground-based image)
The spiral galaxy M81 and the neighbor galaxy M82 as seen in ground-based images from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The image is a colour composite from DSS2 images. The field of view is 2.8 degrees.
Credit:ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | heic0710k |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 28 May 2007, 21:30 |
| Related releases: | heic0710 |
| Size: | 10102 x 13123 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Galaxies |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 9 55 7.35 |
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| Position (Dec): | 69° 43' 23.94" |
| Field of view: | 169.67 x 220.41 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 4.2° right of vertical |
View in ESASky:
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |