Messier 82: The Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major | Hubble

Messier 82: The Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major | Hubble

This a mosaic image of the magnificent starburst galaxy, Messier 82 (M82). This galaxy is remarkable for its webs of shredded clouds and flame-like plumes of glowing hydrogen blasting out from its central regions where young stars are being born 10 times faster than they are inside in our Milky Way Galaxy.

Distance: 13 million light years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA) and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). Acknowledgment: J. Gallagher (University of Wisconsin), M. Mountain (STScI) and P. Puxley (NSF)

Release Date: April 24, 2006

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