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by Fafers
Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:05 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail (2012 Nov 08)
Replies: 39
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Re: APOD: Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tail (2012 Nov 08)

Craine wrote:I am also curious about the galaxy at the bottom-center. It looks like it has two jets coming out of its center.
Does anybody know this galaxy's designation by any chance?
I noticed it too. Jets or the telltale sign of another colision/merger?
by Fafers
Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:44 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth (2012 Sep 04)
Replies: 34
Views: 7545

Re: APOD: Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth (2012 Sep 04)

The map is also missing at least one other track. In 2004, hurricane Catarina hit Brazil, the first South Atlantic storm on record to be strong enough to reach hurricane level. South Atlantic tropical cyclones are rare, as atmospheric conditions are much different than those in the North. If you lo...
by Fafers
Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:53 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision (2012 Aug 12)
Replies: 24
Views: 4400

Re: APOD: Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision (2012 Aug 12)

"Eventually the two galaxies will converge into one larger spiral galaxy."

I thought that a collision of similar-sized spiral galaxies would result in a larger elliptical galaxy...