Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 30, 2006

The Antennae

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 30, 2006 is “The Antennae,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Daniel Verschatse ( Antilhue Observatory )). The original explanation runs about 135 words.

From the explanation

“Some 60 million light-years away in the southerly constellation Corvus , two large galaxies have collided . But stars in the two galaxies – NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 – don’t collide in the course of the ponderous, billion year or so long event .”

— APOD editors, June 30, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: June 30, 2006
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Daniel Verschatse ( Antilhue Observatory )
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 135 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, June 30, 2006 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2006-june-30-the-antennae

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