Friday, April 5, 2013

APOD 4.2

The above is the black eye galaxy. The eye part is easy to see, it does indeed look like an eye, with its disk, and center pupil.  Black however, it is not, showing its stark contrast from the spotted blackness of space behind it.
About 17 million light years away, this galaxy is not alone. It is likely the result of two galaxies rotating in opposite directions, whom merged. Perhaps one of them got a black eye?

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