spitzer_ssc2019-03a February 27th, 2019
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
This image shows the merger of two galaxies, known as NGC 7752 (larger) and NGC 7753 (smaller), also collectively called Arp86. In these images, different colors correspond to different wavelengths of infrared light. Blue and green are wavelengths both strongly emitted by stars. Red is a wavelength mostly emitted by dust.
Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope
Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6566-ssc2019-03a-Galaxy-Merger-Arp86
Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA
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