Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 12, 2015

Exploring the Antennae

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 12, 2015 is “Exploring the Antennae,” an image. It is credited to Image Data: Subaru, NAOJ , NASA/ESA/Hubble , R.W. Olsen – Processing: Federico Pelliccia and Rolf Wahl Olsen. The original explanation runs about 161 words.

From the explanation

“Some 60 million light-years away in the southerly constellation Corvus , two large galaxies are colliding . The stars in the two galaxies, cataloged as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 , very rarely collide in the course of the ponderous cataclysm , lasting hundreds of millions of years.”

— APOD editors, February 12, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: February 12, 2015
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Data: Subaru, NAOJ , NASA/ESA/Hubble , R.W. Olsen – Processing: Federico Pelliccia and Rolf Wahl Olsen
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 161 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, February 12, 2015 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2015-february-12-exploring-the-antennae

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