Antennae Galaxies
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The Antennae Galaxies are a pair of interacting galaxies located about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Corvus. They are in the midst of a galactic collision, with their distinct tidal tails - resembling antennae - formed by gravitational forces pulling out streams of stars and gas. This dramatic interaction triggers intense star formation.
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This image is a composite of images taken in the B, V, and R broadband filters. In each filter 17 exposures of 120s each were taken, resulting in a total exposure time of about 1.7h.