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Hubble and Dark Energy Camera capture colliding galaxy pair Arp 122

Original: Hubble and Dark Energy Camera image of Arp 122, also known as NGC 6040 and LEDA 59642. This pair of galaxies NGC 6040, t

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Dark Energy Camera shows Arp 122, a pair of colliding galaxies made up of NGC 6040, a tilted, warped spiral, and LEDA 59642, a round, face-on spiral. The picture highlights the dramatic distortion caused by the two galaxies' ongoing merger. Credit goes to ESA, NASA and J. Dalcanton.

Why now: Striking new astronomy imagery of a galaxy collision tends to draw wide public attention.

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• Hubble and Dark Energy Camera image of Arp 122, also known as NGC 6040 and LEDA 59642. This pair of galaxies NGC 6040, the tilted, warped spiral galaxy and LEDA 59642, the round, face-on spiral are in the midst of a collision. Credit: ESA, NASA, J. Dalcanton, Dark Energy… · ArpBot · 9

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