A Grazing Encounter Between two Spiral Galaxies
Depicts: NGC 2207, IRAS 06142-2121
Copyright: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI)
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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.
Last Update: 1 September 2019