Title

Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major. Creator: NASA.

Caption

Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major. The Cigar Galaxy (Messier 82) is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It was previously believed to be an irregular galaxy, but two symmetric spiral arms were discovered in 2005.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space

Reference

HRM19F02_262

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No

License type

Rights managed

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60,4Mb (1,3Mb) / 17,2in x 13,6in / 5163 x 4089 (300dpi)

Keywords

stars space science astronomy galaxy color universe constellation space exploration space travel Colour Great Bear Ursa Major photograph NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration Heritage Space Cigar Galaxy photograph