Friday, November 30, 2007
Galaxies in Pegasus 2.4
This picture shows a number of galaxies that are contained within the constellation Pegasus. It includes one of the brighter galaxies that was not included in Messier's catalog, NGC7331, only 50 million light years away. It also shows Stephen's quintet, which is 300 milllion light years away, and is actually made up of 5 galaxies colliding. Despite these two galaxies appearing on opposite corners of the picture, they are actually only separated by about half a degree.
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