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Arp-316 -- Galaxy Group, Greg Allegretti
Arp-316 -- Galaxy Group
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Arp-316 -- Galaxy Group

Arp-316 -- Galaxy Group, Greg Allegretti
Arp-316 -- Galaxy Group
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Arp-316 -- Galaxy Group

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Three spiral galaxies and one elliptical galaxy are joined in a gravity dance.

Arp-316 lies 80 million light years distant beyond our Milky Way.

This image was captured under high desert skies near Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA with a telescope of 12" aperture at f/8 and an electrically-cooled CCD camera.

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Arp-316 -- Galaxy Group, Greg Allegretti