Posted on Nov 20, 2019
APOD: 2019 November 20 - Arp 273: Battling Galaxies from Hubble
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Arp 273: Battling Galaxies from Hubble." Arp 273 is a pair of interacting galaxies lying 300 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda. The larger of the spiral galaxies (UGC 1810) is about five times more massive than the smaller galaxy. Its disc is distorted into a rose-like shape by the gravitational pull of the companion galaxy below it (UGC 1813). The smaller galaxy shows distinct signs of active star formation at its nucleus, and is thought to have actually passed through the larger one.
APOD: 2019 November 20 - Arp 273: Battling Galaxies from Hubble
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This video zooms into a group of interacting galaxies called Arp 273. The distorted shape of the larger of the two galaxies shows signs of tidal interactions...
Good Wednesday Morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price!!! This is a magnificent image of two galaxies that have merged and separated (apparently according to some Astronomers)! The colors are simply gorgeous indicating the various temperature gradients of each galaxy... I was able to find a short video with music of this galactic phenomenon! https://youtu.be/6VjAWghoPYI
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"Arp 273: Battling Galaxies from Hubble."
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Great share on Hubble's bday- morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
Good morning Maj Marty Hogan. Here's a 1/4 scale mock-up of Professor Hubble's telescope in his hometown of Masrshfield, MO.
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I know stars are quite unlikely to collide when two galaxies pass through each other because of how far apart they are, but I've always wondered at how much life was snuffed out as the Oort clouds of every star in each galaxy were disrupted, sending large chunks of ice and rock spinning down in to collide with the planets.
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
Great question and just curious as to what "type" of life would be included in your thoughts?
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