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- Fri May 21, 2021 6:39 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Utopia on Mars (2021 May 21)
- Replies: 12
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Re: APOD: Utopia on Mars (2021 May 21)
What kind of geological process could create this landscape?
- Sun Aug 05, 2018 4:30 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Trapezium: At the Heart of Orion (2018 Aug 05)
- Replies: 10
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Re: APOD: Trapezium: At the Heart of Orion (2018 Aug 05)
If there is such a black hole in the cluster, shouldn't it (or at least its lensing effect) be easily observed against such a bright background?
- Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:43 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741 from Hubble (2015 Apr 19)
- Replies: 9
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Re: APOD: Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741 from Hubble (2015 Apr 19)
Here's a simulation showing how the ring is formed by a sort of inverted "splash", as the intruder galaxy attracts the stars of the larger galaxy and flings them past each other:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6HU-TfAM5g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6HU-TfAM5g