Merging Galaxies In Stunning Gemini North 4K Telescope

Space.com 2022-12-25

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Travel 60 million light-years away into the constellation Virgo to catch a glimpse of interacting galaxies NGC 4568 and NGC 4567. The imagery of the galactic mash-up was captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i.

Credit:
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF's NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF’s NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)

Music: Zero-project - Through the Looking Glass (zero-project.gr)

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