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Ground-based image of the Antennae Galaxies


Date: 09 May 2008
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: NGC 4038, NGC 4039, Antennae Galaxies
Copyright: Robert Gendler

This ground-based image was taken by Robert Gendler and shows the two merging Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039) and their impressive long tidal tails.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
19-Apr-2026 17:30 UT

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