Hubble Reveals Young Starburst Activity in Colliding Galaxies
[Right] A NASA/ESA Hubble Telescope (HST) image of NGC 1741, a pair of colliding galaxies are undergoing a burst star formation as a result of a collision.
The results from this observations are being presented to the American Astronomical Society meeting in Berkeley, California.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9316a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 8 June 1993, 06:00 |
| Size: | 2649 x 1554 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS F04591-0419, NGC 1741 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 180 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet Mid-UV |
220 nm | Hubble Space Telescope FOC |
