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Cosmic Log: Colliding Galaxies

Started by PPI Tracy, March 18, 2009, 11:28:13 AM

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PPI Tracy

March 18, 2009, 11:28:13 AM
Image and story of a pair of colliding galaxies called NGC 6240 shows them in a
rare, short-lived phase of their evolution just before they merge into a
single, larger galaxy.

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/17/1840386.aspx

PPI Tim

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March 18, 2009, 12:01:56 PM
For a out dated telescope, Hubble still takes some damn good pictures.
Go figure
Sounds interesting...Go on.

PPI Karl

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March 18, 2009, 12:02:07 PM
Quote from: TAPS Tracy on March 18, 2009, 11:28:13 AM
Image and story of a pair of colliding galaxies called NGC 6240 shows them in a
rare, short-lived phase of their evolution just before they merge into a
single, larger galaxy.

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/03/17/1840386.aspx

I love this stuff.  And, it's "found art," to boot.
If you want to end your misery, start enjoying it, because there's nothing the universe begrudges more than our enjoyment.

PPI Brian

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March 18, 2009, 12:53:24 PM
Amazing and beautiful. Takes your breath away, doesn't it?
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan
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