Southern Hemisphere/Remote Images

NGC4038 and 4039 The Antenna Galaxies

The Antennae Galaxies, also known as NGC 4038/NGC 4039, are a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Corvus. They are currently going through a starburst phase, in which the collision of clouds of gas and dust, with entangled magnetic fields, causes rapid star formation.
Imaged remotely using a 17" Astrograph at New Skies Observatory in Mayhill New Mexico