Galaxy-Hopping in the Great Bear: Spend a spring night or two snagging spirals and more.

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  • Author(s): Forte, Ted
  • Source:
    Sky & Telescope. Mar2024, Vol. 147 Issue 3, p18-25. 8p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      TYPE II supernovae; TYPE I supernovae; BINARY black holes; SURFACE brightness (Astronomy); SPIRAL galaxies
    • Abstract:
      The article "Galaxy-Hopping in the Great Bear: Spend a spring night or two snagging spirals and more" from Sky & Telescope offers a tour of galaxies in the Ursa Major constellation. The Ursa Major Cluster contains at least 79 galaxies, including NGC 2768, NGC 2841, M81, M82, NGC 3077, NGC 2976, IC 2574, NGC 3184, NGC 3198, NGC 3675, NGC 3726, and NGC 3631. The article provides details on the appearance and location of each galaxy, as well as their historical significance and observations by astronomers. The text also mentions a supernova event in the M101 galaxy. [Extracted from the article]
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