Major distortion of spirals
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pchipkin
looks like two tafpoles. Looks like the nuclei are leaving the spirals behind.
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Capella05
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That is two galaxies merging - Astronomers would call the 'tadpoles' - tidal tails or trails 😄
Awesome!
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JeanTate
@pchipkin if you haven't already found it, the Mergers or flybys with incredibly long tails thread over in the GZ forum is full of tidal tail eye candy ... 😉
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