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Hubble Identifies Source of Ultraviolet Light in an Old Nebula
Hubble Identifies Source of Ultraviolet Light in an Old Nebula
A Grazing Encounter Between two Spiral Galaxies
A Grazing Encounter Between two Spiral Galaxies

In the direction of the constellation Canis Major, two spiral galaxies pass by each other like majestic ships in the night. The near-collision has been caught in images taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and its Wide Field Planetary Camera 2.


Credit: NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI)



Original image at the Hubble Website

The Trifid Nebula: Stellar Sibling Rivalry
The Trifid Nebula: Stellar Sibling Rivalry

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