Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 2, 2008

NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 2, 2008 is “NGC 1316: After Galaxies Collide,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh). The original explanation runs about 142 words.

From the explanation

“Astronomers turn detectives when trying to figure out the cause of startling sights like NGC 1316 . Their investigation indicates that NGC 1316 is an enormous elliptical galaxy that started, about 100 million years ago, to devour a smaller spiral galaxy neighbor, NGC 1317, just above it.”

— APOD editors, September 2, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 2, 2008
Type: Image
Credit: Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 142 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 2, 2008 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2008-september-2-ngc-1316-after-galaxies-collide

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