... 2010 April 13 . Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66 from Hubble . ... Explanation: Why isn't spiral galaxy M66 symmetric? ... Spiral galaxy M66, pictured above , spans about 100,000 light years , lies about 35 million light years distant, and is the largest galaxy in a group known as the Leo Triplet . Like many spiral galaxies, the long and intricate dust lanes of M66 are seen intertwined with the bright stars and nebulas that light up the spiral arms. ... About APOD | ...

... APOD: 2009 April 7 The Colliding Spiral Galaxies of Arp 274 . ... Credit: NASA , ESA , M. Livio ( STScI ) and the Hubble Heritage Team ( STScI / AURA ) Explanation: Two galaxies are squaring off in Virgo and here are the latest pictures. ... Besides the two large spiral galaxies , a smaller third galaxy is visible on the far left of the above image of Arp 274, also known as NGC 5679. ... April 2009 . ... Publications with keywords: colliding galaxies . ... The Colliding Spiral Galaxies of Arp 271 . ...

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... STScI-PRC96-10 GRAVITATIONAL LENS CAPTURES IMAGE OF PRIMEVAL GALAXY This Hubble Space Telescope image shows several blue, loop-shaped objects that actually are multiple images of the same galaxy. ... CREDIT: W.N. Colley and E. Turner (Princeton University), J.A. Tyson (Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies) and NASA Image files in GIF and JPEG format and captions may be accessed on Internet via anonymous ftp from oposite.stsci.edu in /pubinfo. GIF JPEG PRC96-10 Grav. ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... Posted on October 1, 2010 | ... Before the modern era of technological astronomy, to know anything [ ] . Continue Reading.. ... 2 Comments In, say 1975, there was only one kind of ?stuff? in the Universe, matter made of protons and neutrons. ... Newer Entries . Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

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