Ground-based close-up view of M82

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esahubble_heic0103f March 7th, 2001

Credit: Robert Gendler

This ground-based image of M82 was taken by Robert Gendler with a 12 inch telescope from a suburb outside Hartford, Connecticut. Credit: Robert Gendler

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0103f/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Messier 82 NGC 3034
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Activity > Starburst
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 55m 57.1s
DEC = 69° 40’ 44.4”
Orientation
North is 70.7° CCW
Field of View
7.8 x 7.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major
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ID
heic0103f
Subject Category
C.5.3.3  
Subject Name
Messier 82, NGC 3034
Credits
Robert Gendler
Release Date
2001-03-07T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0103f/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
T
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
148.987881249, 69.6790084401
Reference Dimension
728.0, 728.0
Reference Pixel
364.0, 364.0
Scale
-0.00017780828076, 0.00017780828076
Rotation
70.699999999999989
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0103f
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:04:13+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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