Mega-Merger in Space (IMAGE)

Yale University

Mega-Merger in Space

Caption

Rectangles show the four galaxies and the plume of tossed-out stars; the square shows another galaxy in the cluster, and the ellipse shows the extent of the 'plume' or diffuse stars not visible in this image. False-color image of CL0958m, combining WIYN r-band image in blue, Spitzer IRAC 3.6ìm image in green, IRAC 4.5ìm image in red.

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Courtesy of Ken Rines

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