Hubble sees cosmic "flying V" of merging galaxies
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 07:00
in Astronomy & Space
This large "flying V" is actually two distinct objects—a pair of interacting galaxies known as IC 2184. Both the galaxies are seen almost edge-on in the large, faint northern constellation of Camelopardalis (The Giraffe), and can be seen as bright streaks of light surrounded by the ghostly shapes of their tidal tails.