NGC 4676: Colliding Galaxies
NGC 4676: Colliding Galaxies
Feb 25These two mighty galaxies are pulling each other apart. Known as ” The Mice” because they have such long tails, each spiral galaxy has likely already passed through the other. They will probably collide again and again until they coalesce.
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The Mice are now my favorite galaxies, since I “discovered” them while doing classifications for the Galactic Zoo. :)