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Old 08-02-2009, 08:58 PM
Solanum
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Originally Posted by Lyinxz View Post
Solanum, interesting knowledge about the collision of the two galaxies. I didnt know Galaxys could collide into each other..
NGC4038, the antenna galaxy should be visible in your scope and is an example of two galaxies that have collided. In my scope it usually looks pretty much like a kidney bean which is the two cores together I think. In a larger scope (maybe just visible in our 10" scopes at a good dark site with good conditions), you can see the 'antenna' which are spiral arms of stars thrown out by the collision.
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