![Starburst Galaxy
Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is a starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Starburst galaxies undergo extremely high rates of star formation and are thought to represent a particular phase in a galaxy’s evolution. Because of its excessive star birth, M82 is five times brighter than our own Milky Way galaxy.
This image, from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, required a 28-hour exposure using the 32-inch Schulman telescope.
Image: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona [high-resolution]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/9bb0b03bbc617e65f33b70eb00a6acc4/tumblr_mhn6kdayQh1qbkzabo1_500.jpg)
Starburst Galaxy
Messier 82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is a starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Starburst galaxies undergo extremely high rates of star formation and are thought to represent a particular phase in a galaxy’s evolution. Because of its excessive star birth, M82 is five times brighter than our own Milky Way galaxy.
This image, from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, required a 28-hour exposure using the 32-inch Schulman telescope.
Image: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona [high-resolution]
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