Galactic Dance (IMAGE)

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Galactic Dance

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Image of the interacting galaxy pair NGC 5394/5 obtained with NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory's Gemini North 8-meter telescope on Hawai'i's Maunakea using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph in imaging mode. This four-color composite image has a total exposure time of 42 minutes.

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NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory/Gemini Observatory/AURA

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