NGC 3079 - A barred spiral located in Ursa Major. Higher resolution images show bubbles forming above and below the nucleus formed by intense star formation.
NGC 3079
- Constellation: Ursa Major
- Right Ascension: 10h 01m 57.8s
- Declination: +55° 40′ 47″
- Distance: 50 million ly
- Details
- Category: Galaxies
- Telescope: Explore Scientific 127 Refractor
- Camera: ZWO 1600 MM