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[Credit:; Hubble Legacy Archive, NASA, ESA Processing & Credit: Davide Coverta]

1 posted on 03/17/2014 7:32:12 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Gorgeous!

Thank You, Sunken Civ!


2 posted on 03/17/2014 7:34:45 AM PDT by left that other site
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To: SunkenCiv

Whoa! Smackdown on a galactic scale!


4 posted on 03/17/2014 7:42:29 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("How long, O Lord, holy and true?" - Rev. 6:10)
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To: SunkenCiv

This appears to be post-collision and the two galaxies are going their separate ways. You can still see the galactic centers of both galaxies. The galaxy in the top of the photo looks like it’s kept a good part of its structure, but the one in the bottom has been ripped apart.


5 posted on 03/17/2014 8:35:04 AM PDT by henkster (I don't like bossy women telling me what words I can't use.)
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