When Galaxies merge
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by WillowSkye
New to Galaxy Zoo. Curious to know what it would look like in picture when 2 or more galaxies have completely merged? Apologies for ignorance but do the galaxies cancel each other out or form 1 big new galaxy?
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by ElisabethB moderator
Hi WillowSkye and welcome to the Zoo
When these two galaxies have completely merged, a very, very long time from now, we would most probably see one big elliptical galaxy.
Here's a link with some more info : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_formation_and_evolution
Happy hunting ! 😄
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