Sep 30, 2024
NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 collision
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NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 collision
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NGC 4038 and NGC 4039
Somewhere in 60 million light years from us, two galaxies collided NGC 4038 and NGC 4039.
Exploring the Antennae
Some 60 million light-years away in the southerly constellation Corvus, two large galaxies are colliding. Stars in the two galaxies, cataloged as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039, very rarely collide in the course of the ponderous cataclysm that lasts for hundreds of millions of years. But the galaxies' large clouds of molecular gas and dust often do, triggering furious episodes of star formation near the center of the cosmic wreckage. Spanning over 500 thousand light-years, this stunning view also reveals new star clusters and matter flung far from the scene of the accident by gravitational tidal forces. The remarkable mosaicked image was constructed using data from the ground-based Subaru telescope to bring out large-scale and faint tidal streams, and Hubble Space Telescope data of extreme detail in the bright cores. The suggestive visual appearance of the extended arcing structures gives the galaxy pair its popular name - The Antennae.
Image Credit: Subaru, NAOJ, NASA/ESA/Hubble - Assembly and Processing; Roberto Colombari
Two galaxies are squaring off in Corvus and here are the latest pictures. When two galaxies collide, however, the stars that compose them usually do not. This is because galaxies are mostly empty space and, however bright, stars only take up only a small amount of that space. During the slow, hundred million year collision, however, one galaxy can rip the other apart gravitationally, and dust and gas common to both galaxies does collide. In the above clash of the titans, dark dust pillars mark massive molecular clouds are being compressed during the galactic encounter, causing the rapid birth of millions of stars, some of which are gravitationally bound together in massive star clusters.
Credit: ESA/NASA/Hubble
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#Arp244 - im Sternbild #Rabe Es handelt sich hier um eine Antennengalaxie. Sie besteht aus den beiden Galaxien #NGC4038 und #NGC4039, die kollidierten und die sich nun durchdringen. Es prallen nicht die Planeten der beiden Galaxien zusammen, sondern ihre großen Wolken aus Staub und Gas. Hier finden wir auch Sternentstehungsprozesse, die gerade im Laufen sind. Diese Kollision braucht etwas Zeit, man schätzt hier, dass es ein Ereignis ist, das ca. 1 Mrd Jahre dauert. Die wunderschön und deutlich zu sehenden Antennen dieser Galaxie bestehen aus Materie und neuen Sternhaufen, die durch Gezeitenphänomene weg geschleudert wurden und nun diese besonderen Bögen bilden. Gemeinschaftsprojekt von Eric Benson und Stargazer Observatory - Dr. Dietmar Hager und basiert auf rund 88 (!) Stunden reiner Belichtungszeit über einen Zeitraum von mehreren Jahren. Das Foto in groß Click here for full size https://www.stargazer-observatory.com/astrofotos#arp244 ***** #Arp244 - in the constellation #Raven This is an antenna galaxy. It consists of two galaxies, #NGC4038 and #NGC4039, which collided and are now intersecting. It is not the planets of the two galaxies that collide, but their large clouds of dust and gas. Here we also find star formation processes in progress. This collision takes some time, it is estimated here that it is an event that takes about 1 billion years. The beautiful and clearly visible antennas of this galaxy consist of matter and new star clusters that have been flung away by tidal phenomena and now form these special arcs. Joint project of Eric Benson and Stargazer Observatory - Dr. Dietmar Hager and based on about 88 (!) hours of pure exposure time over a period of several years. #dietmarhager #ericbenson #stargazerobservatory #observatory #weltall #space #universe #universum #milchstrasse #milkyway #sterne #stars #galaxie #galaxy #astronomie #astronomy #astrofotografie #astrophotography #astrophoto #astrofotografia #sternenfotograf #sternenfotografie #austria https://www.instagram.com/p/CTR4rWGo1y0/?utm_medium=tumblr
NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 (Antennae Galaxies) (C) NASA
Antennae Galaxies by One Cool Cat on Flickr.