Mar 16 2009
Telescope Captures Grouping of Oddball Galaxy and Supernova
VLT captures oddball galaxy, supernova and asteroids in same image.
The Very Large Telescope has taken one of the best ever images of two galaxies locked in a slow motion, disruptive collision, scientists say.
The image has also given astronomers a peak at an unusual exploding star in the same area of the sky. Both interacting galaxies were probably dwarfs not unlike the Magellanic Clouds orbiting our own galaxy. [...]
Source: Space.com – click here for full article
