blue streak?
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by turelli
what is the blue streak?
http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/chart/chart.asp?ra=30.02637803&dec=-14.97002933Posted
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by Mjtbarrett
?jet. I may be wrong but this may be of interest anyway? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_jet
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by elizabeth_s
http://skyservice.pha.jhu.edu/DR8/ImgCutout/getjpeg.aspx?ra=30.02637803&dec=-14.97002933&scale=0.39612&width=512&height=512&opt=I&query=&InvertImage=on #merger
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by turelli
tks
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Streak is not coming from nucleus. May be tidal debris from earlier merger.
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merger. the mass is being absorbed by the spiral as below
Galactic cannibalism refers to the process by which a large galaxy, through tidal gravitational interactions with a companion, merges with that companion, resulting in a larger, often irregular galaxy.
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