Side-On Galaxy Collision

• by GRaff1882

  Looks like a collision or some other kind of significant distortion of this end on disk.

  Posted October 16, 2012 8:17 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Nice merger !

  Posted October 16, 2012 8:20 PM

• by GRaff1882

  Thank you...can't really take credit though, I just had the pleasure to see the image. 😃

  Posted October 16, 2012 11:12 PM

• by elizabeth_s

  LOL nice merger part of ABELL 0426 clusterhttp://skyservice.pha.jhu.edu/DR8/ImgCutout/getjpeg.aspx?ra=49.77122289&dec=41.47020487&scale=1.58448&width=512&height=512&opt=&query=

  Posted October 16, 2012 11:35 PM

• by elizabeth_s

  or zoomed out even morehttp://skyservice.pha.jhu.edu/DR8/ImgCutout/getjpeg.aspx?ra=49.77122289&dec=41.47020487&scale=6.33792&width=512&height=512&opt=&query=

  Posted October 16, 2012 11:36 PM