Thank you for all the great suggestions that were put forward for the month of June.
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The suggestions were put through a random winner generator and the results are in!
For the Northern Hemisphere we have M81/82.
For the Southern Hemisphere we have
M81,
Both galaxies are also sometimes referred to as Bode’s Nebula as they were first discovered by the German astronomer Johann Elert Bode on the 31st December 1774.
M81 is also sometimes called the cigar galaxy, M81 and M82 are a galaxy pair that have had a recent encounter and this is responsible for the disturbed M81.
Both galaxies are a favourite with Northern hemisphere amateur astronomers.
Image from Stellarium showing the location of M81/82.
Some reading material is here: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... V8Uji6e1F7
Image below from Stellarium showing the location of
Now get out under the stars and take a look at our two targets, then post back your reports, images, sketches or other goodies you may have!
Have fun and keep looking up!!!