M81 & M82 & dwarf galaxy
Taken by Brian Ottum on February 1, 2020 @
Dark Sky New Mexico
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Date Taken: 2020:02:06 15:57:42
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5DmkIII, 10" f/5, L-350. 110x5min=9hrs total exposure. You can see galaxies down to mag 20 in this image. Just above M81 you can see a companion dwarf galaxy called Holmberg IX or UGC 5336. It is mag 16.5, and very young (just 200 million years old).
Photographer's website:
https://ottum.smugmug.com/Gallery/
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