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M82 (NGC 3034)

10.09.2005 20:20 UTC

This is one of the most beautiful and brightest galaxies I have seen so far. There should be two lines splitting this galasy in three parts, but I could see only two. M82 has the honour to be the very first entry in my blog.

NGC Object List:
NGC3034 galaxy RA:09h55m54.0 Dec:+69°40m'59" BMag: 9.2, M 82 Ursa Major A

Sketch

| Location: Aittakorpi, Kotka | Background Sky: 3(5) | Magnification: 104x |

Added: 15.10.2005 15:20 UTC