What is this galaxy?
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by jjjackson116
What is this? The central band appears to be blocked by dust clouds, as one would see looking towards the center of milky way. So could this be part of a spiral galaxy viewed edge on?
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by ElisabethB moderator
Hi jjjackson116 and welcome to the Zoo
Here's the recentered and rotated image :
Both galaxies are heavily distorted, so #merger in progress.
The blue galaxy could very well be a spiral or disk seen edge on and it has a lovely dustlaneHappy hunting ! 😄
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