Frankenstein Galaxy

Hey Space Placers!

I just LOVE how the Universe throws us curve balls.

This series of pics shows what went from a ho-hum nothing special elliptical galaxy to a whopper of a galaxy 7 times larger than our own Milky Way Galaxy AND formed in a 'Frankenstein' manner.

  • Image credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech/SDSS/NRAO
Read the amazing story here. Truly amazing....makes me wonder what else is "out there" that we are missing because it is "ho hum" in optical wavelengths.

Sky Guy in VA


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