To: dragnet2
Excuse my ignorance, but does that picture show what it looks like it shows? That is, it looks like a “double galaxy” (if there is such a thing). Or is it two galaxies distant from each other that merely appear side by side because of the viewpoint?
10 posted on
06/11/2011 6:52:50 PM PDT by
PENANCE
To: PENANCE
Yep, its companion NGC 5195 is seen above
It is believed NGC 5195 passed through the main galaxy M51, about 500 million years ago.
12 posted on
06/11/2011 7:00:07 PM PDT by
dragnet2
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To: PENANCE
Or is it two galaxies distant from each other that merely appear side by side because of the viewpoint?
BTW, I believe that was early speculation but new simulations or studies reveal or tend to suggest it actually passed through M51.
13 posted on
06/11/2011 7:05:36 PM PDT by
dragnet2
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