Bode's Galaxy
A bright spiral galaxy near the Big Dipper.
It shares a binocular field with M82, the Cigar Galaxy, which is bursting with new stars.
Facts
- Distance
- about 12 million light-years
- How to see
- binoculars from a dark site
A bright spiral galaxy near the Big Dipper.
It shares a binocular field with M82, the Cigar Galaxy, which is bursting with new stars.