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A view of three nearby galaxies: M82, M81 and NGC 3077 taken in red light with the Palomar Observatory 48-inch Schmidt telescope as part of the Digitized Sky Survey. The extent of the Hubble image of M82 is indicated by an outline.

Object Names: M81, NGC 3031, M82, NGC 3034

Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration

Credit: Digitized Sky Survey

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