Galaxies in Pegasus
Image Credit & Copyright: Péter Feltóti
Explanation: This wide, sharp telescopic view reveals galaxies scattered
beyond the stars of the Milky Way at the northern boundary of the high-flying constellation
Pegasus. Prominent at the upper right is
NGC 7331. A mere 50 million light-years away, the large spiral is one of the brighter galaxies not included in
Charles Messier's famous 18th century catalog. The
disturbed looking group of galaxies at the lower left is well-known as
Stephan's Quintet. About 300 million light-years distant, the quintet dramatically illustrates a multiple galaxy collision, its
powerful, ongoing interactions posed for a brief cosmic snapshot. On the sky, the
quintet and NGC 7331 are separated by about half a degree.
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