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Arp 87
Arp 302
CGCG436-030
IC 2184
UGC 8335
Zw II 96
Arp 240
Once you start getting interested in space and astronomical images, it doesn’t take long before you’ve seen Arp 273:
and the Antennae Galaxies:
roughly one billion zillion katrillion times. These images are beautiful, and there’s no denying they have good reason to be popular, but I thought I’d spread some love for a few lesser-known merging galaxies. Click the photos to see the objects’ name, and explore more here.