The collision of two objects “has created” an unusual galaxy

2018-01-20 18:23

The collision of two objects “has created” an unusual galaxy
Depicted object is in the world 500 million years away, in the constellation Sculptor.

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This week NASA published on its website a photograph of a galaxy the wheel of the Cart, reports Rus.Media. The photo was taken by a telescope “Hubble”.

Depicted object is in the world 500 million years away, in the constellation Sculptor. Form galaxies similar to the Kolles — the result of a galactic collision. The smaller galaxy has passed right through a large disc galaxy and caused a wave of dust and gas (about those which are formed on the water if to throw the stone). Ejected gas triggered the active star formation — the area of birth of new stars are marked by blue color. This outer ring the size of one and a half times more than the milky Way, and, in fact, the edge of the shock wave.

The photo was taken quite a long time ago and re-passed the post-processing in 2010.