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NGC 4490, a galaxy bursting with star formation after a recent close encounter with a smaller galaxy. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgements: D. Calzetti (UMass) and the LEGUS Team, J. Maund (University of Sheffield), and R. Chandar (University of To
Yo, I heard you like galaxy collisions so I put a galaxy collision in your galaxy collision
Phil Plait
Feb 7, 2020
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An amateur astronomer has discovered a nearby galaxy!
Phil Plait
Jun 3, 2019
The faint galaxy Donatiello I seen in a small telescope (left) shows it near the very bright star Mirach; the same field as the inset box using the 10.4 meter Gran Telescopio Canarias (right). Credit: Martínez-Delgado et al.
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