I have been offline the past two days enjoying thunderstorms, the sounds of frogs at night, the flight of fireflies and the intense green that only central Virginia trees can produce.
![Markarian 739 in visible light Markarian 739 in visible light](http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/558583main1_Mrk0739_close-226.jpg)
While this may look like a smiley face in space, it is a galactic merger taking place that involves two supermassive black holes.
As stated by NASA, "The galaxy, which is known as Markarian 739 or NGC 3758, lies 425 million light-years away toward the constellation Leo. Only about 11,000 light-years separate the two cores, each of which contains a black hole gorging on infalling gas."
Take a look at this link and see a very cool video: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/bursts/monster-black-holes.html
Sky Guy in VA
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