Pan of II ZW 96
Description
A merging galaxy pair cavort in this image captured by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. This pair of galaxies, known to astronomers as II ZW 96, is roughly 500 million light-years from Earth and lies in the constellation Delphinus, close to the celestial equator. As well as the wild swirl of the merging galaxies, a menagerie of background galaxies are dotted throughout the image. Learn more about the object here.
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Credit:
ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, L. Armus, A. Evans, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb)
Music: Stellardrone - Twilight
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