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NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team

Arp 272 is a remarkable collision between two spiral galaxies,
NGC 6050 and IC 1179, and is part of the Hercules Galaxy
Cluster, located in the constellation Hercules. The two spiral
galaxies, linked by their swirling arms, are located about 450
million light-years from Earth.

3 posted on 09/29/2008 1:04:28 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121)
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To: KevinDavis

STS-125 delay ,, major HST system failure

better it broke now than a day or two after they launched. ;-)


4 posted on 09/29/2008 1:07:56 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121)
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To: NormsRevenge
Here's another Stellar Beauty!


9 posted on 09/30/2008 8:06:28 AM PDT by Young Werther (Julius Caesar (Quae Cum Ita Sunt. Since these things are so.))
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