A galactic megaconglomerate

Team ShaRA; data acquired via Chilescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile The galaxy Fornax A (NGC 1316) is famed for its enormous radio lobes, but deep optical imaging reveals dizzying layers of structure generated by a series of mergers that made the galaxy what it is today. Just right of Fornax A is the smaller spiralContinue reading “A galactic megaconglomerate”
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