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Compass Image for NGC 2292 and NGC 2293

Interacting galaxies NGC 2292 and NGC 2293 with compass and scale
  • Release Date
    October 29, 2020
  • Science Release
    Hubble Finds “Greater Pumpkin” Galaxy Pair
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and W. Keel (University of Alabama)

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Interacting galaxies NGC 2292 and NGC 2293

NGC 2292 and NGC 2293

This is a Hubble Space Telescope snapshot of the early stages of a collision between two galaxies that resembles a Halloween carved pumpkin. The "pumpkin's" glowing “eyes” are the bright, star-filled cores of each galaxy that contain supermassive black holes. An arm of newly...

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Mar 28, 2025
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