Yeah, that was a bit of blooper on my part - I often mix up the designations between M81 and M82! Bode discovered both galaxies, and I've always wondered why they aren't referred to as "Bodes Galaxies".
Yeah, that was a bit of blooper on my part - I often mix up the designations between M81 and M82! Bode discovered both galaxies, and I've always wondered why they aren't referred to as "Bodes Galaxies".
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