Location of three close-up views of the M82 image

This mosaic image of the magnificent starburst galaxy, Messier 82 (M82) is the sharpest wide-angle view ever obtained of M82.This image shows the location of three close-up views.

The complete six-image composite mosaic was assembled with images taken with four coloured filters by the the Advanced Camera for Surveys’ Wide Field Channel on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in March 2006.