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M81 is a spiral galaxy located in Ursa Major. It's a particularly bright galaxy ay 6.2 magnitude and its core is easily resolved with even a small telescope. M81 is part of a much larger group which includes it's most often photographed partner M82 which it had a close interaction with several million years ago leaving M82 as a quite peculiar and making M81's spiral pattern even more unique.