GALAXY REVEALED IN HIGH-RESOLUTION
I'm such a dork, but I thought that this was interesting. The Hubble Space Telescope has sent back the best view yet of a picture-perfect galaxy known as M81 or Bode's Galaxy, resolving single points of starlight as well as star clusters and glowing regions of fluorescent gas. The galaxy M81 looks much like our own Milky Way galaxy would from afar. M81, which lies 11.6 million light-years away in the northern constellation Ursa Major, is a popular target for astronomers and amateur stargazers. It can be seen in clear, dark skies with binoculars or a small telescope.
