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M81-M82 GALXY GROUP
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THE M81-M82 GALAXY GROUP IS A FABULOUS VISUAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SIGHT IN OUR NIGHT SKY. LOCATED IN THE CONSTELLATION URSA MAJOR, THESE GALAXIES LIE AT 12 MILLION LIGHT YEARS FROM EARTH, AND HAVE BEEN PARTNERS IN A 'COSMIC DANCE' WITH EACH OTHER, THE EVIDENCE OF WHICH CAN BE SEEN IN THE CIGAR SHAPED M82 WHICH IS UNDERGOING MASSIVE STAR FORMATION DUE TO A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH M81 IN THE PAST. M81 IS 7TH MAGNITUDE VISUAL, M82 IS 8.4 MAGNITUDE VISUAL, AND BOTH ARE EASILY VISIBLE IN 10X50MM BINOCULARS.
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