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October 15, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Michael Purdy
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Doug Isbell
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
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disbell@noao.edu
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Galaxy Merger Leaves Behind
Telltale Blue Arc
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Visible in the upper right corner of this image
of the Centaurus A Galaxy is an arc of blue stars
left behind when Centaurus A pulled in a smaller
galaxy and tore it apart. Astronomers say the
scar from this cosmic collision is fairly new
and thousands of light years long.
Photo by Eric Peng/JHU/NOAO |
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