IMAGING POLARIMETRY OF THE STARBURST GALAXY NGC-1808 - ANOTHER M82

An optical polarization map for the starburst galaxy NGC 1808 is prese nted. On kiloparsec scales the polarization orientations follow the sp iral arms, indicative of a magnetic field that is coherent on a galact ic scale. The inner parts (< 750 pc) of the galaxy show a polarization pattern that is typical of a huge reflection nebula illuminated from within the central activity. Although the galactic nucleus is the domi nant illuminating source of this 'nebula', the other hotspots make var ying contributions to the illumination. The inner reflection nebula is very reminiscent of the one in the archetypal starburst galaxy M82.