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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).
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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).
🌌far far away, but maybe not too far: interacting galaxies, bode's galaxy and cigar galaxy (M81 + M82)...and one guest: lirids meteor shower ☄️
Messier 82 - The Cigar Galaxy
M82 is the second brightest galaxy in the M81 group, and is strongly effected by gravitational interactions with M81, creating the closest starburst galaxy to our own Milky Way.
Gravitational interactions end up moving the dust and gas around in galaxies and causing star formation, the Cigar Galaxy in some areas produces 10 times more stars per period than the Milky Way does.
Eventually it will consume all the star making material and dim, but that will take millions if not billions of years to complete.
Bode's Galaxy (M81, upper right), the Cigar Galaxy (M82, left), and NGC 3077 (lower right) // 晓曦
Bode's Galaxy (M81, bottom left), the Cigar Galaxy (M82, bottom right), and NGC 3077 (upper left) // Jenafan
Bode's Galaxy (M81, center), the Cigar Galaxy (M82, top), and NGC 3077 (lower left) // Matthieu TEQUI
The M81 Group: Bode's Galaxy (M81, center), the Cigar Galaxy (M82, top), and NGC 3077 (bottom) // Sam Groth
The Cigar Galaxy (M82, left), Bode's Galaxy (M81, right), and NGC 3077 (lower right) // Giorgio Albertini