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Messier Gallery
M81 (NGC 3031), a 9th-magnitude spiral galaxy in Ursa Major.
M81 is estimated to lie about 20 million light-years away. A supernova appeared in this galaxy in 1994. 60-second image, 19 November 1995, 13:42 UT.
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