M49
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M58
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M59
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M60
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M61
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M63 - Sunflower Galaxy
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M65 - Leo Triplet
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M66 - Leo Triplet
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M74
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In late July, 2013, the "Public ESO Spectroscopic Survey for Transient Objects" (PESSTO) recorded a Type II supernova, SN2013ej. It is visible as the brightest star at the bottom left of the image. Two other supernovas appeared in M74 in 2002 and 2003.Object image source
M82 - Cigar Galaxy
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In the area of Ursa Major near the Big Dipper are two remarkable galaxies, both of which are too far away to view without a telescope. M81 is a classic spiral galaxy we see almost face-on, about the same size as the Milky Way, beautiful in its graceful repose. In contrast, M82, seen edge-on, may have experienced a titanic explosion. No one knows for sure, but M81 and M82 are wrapped in a common envelope of dust. Perhaps the passing of M81, which is almost ten times larger, has left the smaller M82 disrupted in its wake.
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Tau - Taurus the Bull
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Taurus the Bull is easily spotted. Its head is the Hyades, a V-shaped cluster of stars. His horns point outward from the V. Aldebaran is the red eye of the Bull as he charges down upon us.