Location of the M81/M82 galaxy group on the sky (ground-based image)
A wide-field view of the constellation of Ursa Major, the asterism known as "The Plough" or the "Big Dipper".
Credit:NASA, ESA, Z. Levay (STScI) and A. Fujii
About the Image
NASA press release
| Id: | heic0801h |
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| Type: | Photographic |
| Release date: | 8 January 2008, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0801 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Ursa Major |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Sky Phenomenon : Night Sky : Constellation |
| Category: | Stars |