The Antennae galaxy in Corvus

by: ESO/Novapix
Reference: a-gax40-38003
Date: 2006-09-11

Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/39), the result of a recent collision between two galaxies seen by VLT-Vimos on feb 26 2002. As an immediate outcome of this dramatic event, stars are born within massive complexes that appear blue in this composite photo.

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