The image shows a Galactic dance of three Galaxies captured by old faithful , the Hubble Space telescope , we see a pair of Galaxies known collectively as Arp-Madore 2339-661 , they are individually known as NGC 7734 , the larger one at the top and NGC 7733 at the bottom as it reaches out to its partner with an exchange of Cosmic stuff.
The Galactic dance is happening 500 Million Light Years from Earth.
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But where's the third Galaxy I hear you ask , well that is the small red knot like structure on the right side of the bottom Galaxy , originally it was thought to be a part of NGC 7733 but it's different colour gives it away as a separate Galaxy , as they dance all three move ever closer with the three destined at some point to merge and become one , a Cosmic threesome if you like.
The Galactic dance is happening 500 Million Light Years from Earth.
But where's the third Galaxy I hear you ask , well that is the small red knot like structure on the right side of the bottom Galaxy , originally it was thought to be a part of NGC 7733 but it's different colour gives it away as a separate Galaxy , as they dance all three move ever closer with the three destined at some point to merge and become one , a Cosmic threesome if you like.
Quote:This striking image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures the interacting galaxy pair known as Arp-Madore 2339-661. The Arp-Madore catalog is a collection of peculiar galaxies, and this group’s particular peculiarity might be odder than first meets the eye, as there are three galaxies interacting here, not just two.
The two clearly defined galaxies are NGC 7733 (smaller, lower right) and NGC 7734 (larger, upper left). The third galaxy is currently referred to as NGC 7733N and is visible if you look carefully at the upper arm of NGC 7733. There you can spot knot-like structure, glowing with a different color than the arm and obscured by dark dust. This could easily pass as part of NGC 7733, but analysis of the velocities (speed and direction) involved reveals that this knot has a considerable additional redshift. This means it is very likely its own entity and not part of NGC 7733. This galaxy group presents one of the many challenges that observational astronomers face: working out whether an astronomical object really is just one, or multiple objects, one lying in front of another as seen from Earth’s perspective!
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble...c-dance-2/
