Two spiral galaxies were photographed 'colliding' into one another by the Hubble Space Telescope but the image is actually a celestial optical illusion.
Hubble Captures Optical Illusion of Two Spiral Galaxies ‘Colliding’Two spiral galaxies were photographed “colliding” into one another by the Hubble Space Telescope but the image is actually a celestial optical illusion.
Volunteers of the Galaxy Zoo project have helped discover an array of fascinating cosmic objects, ranging from three-armed spiral galaxies to colliding ring galaxies. The targets chosen for further study by Hubble are selected by a public vote.The Hubble Space Telescope takes advantage of its Advanced Camera for Surveys system which replaced Hubble’s Faint Object Camera in 2002.
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