Messier 81 Wall Art including Frame Sizes:MEDIUM (20x30) causing new stars to form

causing new stars to form within it

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the ACS Science Team and ESA

through to the pink-hued star-forming regions sprinkled throughout its outer regions

This may be due to heating from increased sunlight

Messier 81 Wall Art including Frame Sizes:MEDIUM (20x30) causing new stars to formThe magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this NASA Spitzer Space Telescope image. Located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major (which also includes the Big Dipper), this galaxy is easily visible through binoculars or a small telescope. M81 is located at a distance of 12 million light years from Earth. Because of its proximity, M81 provides astronomers with an enticing opportunity to study the anatomy of a