M82
Ursa Major 9H 55m  69° 41'
Magnitude: 8.4
Size: 9' × 4'
Distance: 11 million light-years
Best Month: March

Source: SEDS
http://www.maa.agleia.de/Messier/

Image
Meade 8" SN LXD75
Meade Deep Sky Imager
(no IR filter)

1 hour 2.5 minutes RGB
(125 × 30-second exposures)

Average transparency; 16°
18 January 2005
10:22 PM EST
Cambridge, MA

See Also
M81 and M82