Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Corvus (Crv)  ·  Contains:  Antennae Galaxies  ·  NGC 4038  ·  NGC 4039
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NGC 4038/4039 - Viennese waltz in space, Herbert Walter
NGC 4038/4039 - Viennese waltz in space
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NGC 4038/4039 - Viennese waltz in space

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NGC 4038/4039 - Viennese waltz in space, Herbert Walter
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NGC 4038/4039 - Viennese waltz in space

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NGC 4038/4039 - Viennese waltz in space

For me as an Austrian these are clearly 2 galaxies dancing Viennese Waltz 

Astrophysicists consider NGC 4038 / NGC 4039 as  interacting galaxies
at a distance of about 75 million light years in the constellation Corvus.
This pair of galaxies is also called Antennae galaxies, named for the long tails of gas and dust they eject.

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IAS - Internationale Amateuersternwarte e.V. - Hakos Observatory, Namibia

Image acquisition by IAS Remote Team 'Lukas'
Image processing by Herbert Walter

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