Galaxy Zoo Talk

ARP-249 Interacting Galaxies

  • williamaskew by williamaskew

    Arp wrote that he saw three galaxies here with evidence of fission. Others (Zwicky) see two and the upper east object a jet or plume. NED "an arrow like plume"

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    What about two galaxies merging and tidal debris at the top.

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  • williamaskew by williamaskew

    That is what I thought. can you imagine having an argument with Zwicky about this? I heard he was horrible to get along with. "Spherical Bastards" he would call some of his colleagues. Meaning which ever way you look at them.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    😄
    (I promise I will not use that phrase in public, but it made me laugh!)

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  • williamaskew by williamaskew

    Yea i got into a little tiff w him about it. spherical. Sort of appropriate for this conversation

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