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Plumes of gas and dust amid a field of numerous faint, resolved stars blown from the central regions of M82 into the outer "suburbs."

Object Names: M82, NGC 3034

Image Type: Astronomical

Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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Montage Image: Active Galaxy M82 Details Image Type: Astronomical PRC2006-14b

Disk of M82 Image Type: Astronomical

Nucleus of M82 Image Type: Astronomical

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