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Just in Time for the Holidays – Galactic Encounter Puts on Stunning Display

Monday, December 15, 2014 6:03

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That's the case with NGC 2207 and IC 2163, which are located about 130 million light-years from Earth, in the constellation of Canis Major. Image credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/STScI/JPL-Caltech

The merging galaxies of NGC 2207 and IC 2163, as observed by Chandra, Hubble and Spitzer. Image credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/STScI/JPL-Caltech

At this time of year, festive displays of light are to be expected. This tradition has clearly not been lost on the galaxies NHC 2207 and IC 2163. Just in time for the holidays, these colliding galaxies, which are located within the Canis Major constellation (some 130 million light-years from Earth,) were seen putting on a spectacular lights display for us folks here on Earth!

And while this galaxy has been known to produce a lot of intense light over the years, the image above is especially luminous. A composite using data from the Chandra Observatory and the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, it shows the combination of visible, x-ray, and infrared light coming from the galactic pair.

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Post tags: arXiv, Canis Major Constellation, Chandra Observatory, galactic mergers, Hubble Space Telescope, IC 2163, Mice Galaxies, NGC 2207, Spitzer Space Telescope, ultra-luminous x-ray sources, ULX