Sujet
The Tadpole Galaxy
Légende
The Tadpole Galaxy. The small / blue galaxy visible in the upper left corner of the Tadpole ripped through the larger spiral galaxy / distorting it and pulling out a long tail of stars / gas and dust. Young blue star clusters / spawned by the collision / are evident in the tail and spiral arms.
Info+
NASA, H. Ford (JHU), G. Illingworth (UCSC/LO), M.Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig(STScI), the ACS Science Team, and ESA
Date
21e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library/NASA/ESA
Notre référence
ARP11A02_373
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (4,1Mo) / 33,9cm x 37,0cm / 4000 x 4372 (300dpi)