Astronomy Picture of the Day · September 25, 2023

Arp 142: The Hummingbird Galaxy

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 25, 2023 is “Arp 142: The Hummingbird Galaxy,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , HLA ; Processing & Copyright: Basudeb Chakrabarti). The original explanation runs about 188 words.

A starfield with two bright stars at the top of the frame and two galaxies at the bottom. The upper galaxy is a spiral galaxy and has an appearance reminiscent of a hummingbird. The lower galaxy is a featureless elliptical galaxy. Please se — Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , HLA ; Processing & Copyright: Basudeb Chakrabarti Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What’s happening to this spiral galaxy? Just a few hundred million years ago, NGC 2936, the upper of the two large galaxies shown at the bottom, was likely a normal spiral galaxy — spinning, creating stars — and minding its own business.”

— APOD editors, September 25, 2023

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: September 25, 2023
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , HLA ; Processing & Copyright: Basudeb Chakrabarti
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 188 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, September 25, 2023 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2023-september-25-arp-142-the-hummingbird-galaxy

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