Portal:Astronomy/Picture/8 August 2005
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![Cigar galaxy, complements of NASA](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Messier82.jpg/200px-Messier82.jpg)
The Cigar Galaxy is an irregular galaxy 12 million light years away. It can also be called M82 or NGC 3034. The galaxy is a starburst galaxy in the Ursa Minor constellation. This image was obtained as part of the Two Micron All Sky Survey.