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Old 26-09-2014, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Placidus View Post
A recent New Scientist article suggests that the huge dark void (to left of galactic centre) in NGC 247 was caused by a direct hit from something invisible and heavy, such as a lump of dark matter. The collision triggered the birth of a ring of bright blue stars.
A lovely image Mike - and I agree with Big Mike, your obs looks amazing.

Do you have a link to the New Scientist article? I'd like to have a read. Alternatively, if you post the names of the original research paper, I can track it down through ADS.

Pete
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