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Bode's Galaxy (M81, left) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82, right) // EW
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Bode's Galaxy (M81, left) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82, right) // EW
Messier 82 (also known as NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy, M82 or Arp 337) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. A member of the M81 Group, it is about five times more luminous than the whole Milky Way and has a center one hundred times more luminous than our galaxy's center. The starburst activity is thought to have been triggered by interaction with neighboring galaxy M81.
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The Cigar Galaxy, M82 // Erik Westermann
The Cigar Galaxy, M82 // Michael Sleeman & Dark Matters Astrophotography
The Cigar Galaxy, M82 // Rich Sornborger
Bode's Galaxy (M81, left) and the Cigar Galaxy (M82, right) // Anthony Saab
The M81 Group // Jeff Ridder
Included are Bode's Galaxy (M81, center), the Cigar Galaxy (M82, left), NGC 3077 (bottom), and NGC 2976 (upper right).
The Cigar Galaxy, M82 // Michał Kaczmarski