Physics 7
Introduction to Astronomy

H. E. Smith                                                                                                       Winter 1999
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Galaxies - The Sb Galaxy M81


Credit & Copyright:Grove Creek Observatory, NSW, Australia

Messier 81 is the largest member of a small group in the direction of Ursa Major (The Big Bear/Dipper) 12 million light-years away from our Galaxy. M81 has been shown to have a very faint active Seyfert nucleus.

See Bill Keel's series of M81 images at different wavelengths.

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