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Originally Posted by cometcatcher

Oooohh that's deep. Wonderful shot. What's that little blue patch to the left? Still part of M81 or something in our galaxy?

Thanks, Kevin. The little blue patch is Holmberg IX aka PGC 28757. It's a dwarf irregular galaxy that's a satellite of M81.

Originally Posted by el_draco

Absolutely gob smacking. Detail is superb

Thanks, Rom.