Quasar and Neighboring Merging Galaxy (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Quasar and Neighboring Merging Galaxy

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This is an artist's impression of a quasar and neighboring merging galaxy. The galaxies observed by the team are so distant that no detailed images are possible at present. This combination of images of nearby counterparts gives an impression of how they might look in more detail.

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The image was created by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy using material from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

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