Galactic Dance: Interacting Galaxies NGC 5394/5 | Gemini North Observatory

Galactic Dance: Interacting Galaxies NGC 5394/5 | Gemini North Observatory

Image of the interacting galaxy pair NGC 5394/5 in Canes Venatici obtained with the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab's Gemini North 8-meter telescope on Hawai'i's Maunakea using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph in imaging mode. This four-color composite image has a total exposure time of 42 minutes.

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Credit: International Gemini Observatory/National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab)/National Science Foundation (NSF)/Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)

Duration: 10 seconds
Release Date: Dec. 19, 2019

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