This image was created by median combining 7 x 90 second unfiltered images taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 with SBIG ST-8XE CCD. The image has been cut down to be 15 x 15 arc minutes in size.
M82 (NGC 3034) is classified as an irregular galaxy although it may be a distorted disk galaxy. It is famous for its star forming activity and is the prototype member of the class of starbursting galaxies.
In collaboration with the Remote Astronomical Society Observatory
Martin Nicholson - Daventry, United Kingdom.
This page was last updated on April 8th 2008.