Colliding Galaxies is a photograph by Nicholas Burningham which was uploaded on April 22nd, 2012.
Colliding Galaxies
Digitally enhanced version of Hubble's image of ARP 273 - The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disk that is distorted into a... more
Title
Colliding Galaxies
Artist
Nicholas Burningham
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
Digitally enhanced version of Hubble's image of ARP 273 - The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disk that is distorted into a rose-like shape by the gravitational tidal pull of the companion galaxy below it,
Enhanced images from our Galaxy and beyond. These images make use of NASA's raw photographs and try to bring out more structure and color from the original Hubble images.known as UGC 1813. (Source NASA)
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April 22nd, 2012