Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Triangulum (Tri)  ·  Contains:  IC 1727  ·  NGC 672
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NGC672 and IC1727. Interacting galaxies in the Triangulum, Alicia Rossiter
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NGC672 and IC1727. Interacting galaxies in the Triangulum

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NGC672 and IC1727. Interacting galaxies in the Triangulum, Alicia Rossiter
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NGC672 and IC1727. Interacting galaxies in the Triangulum

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Back in November I captured 2.3 hours of these fascinating interacting galaxies in the Triangulum.  I liked this target so much that I returned for more integration time in December.  The 2 galaxies are classified as a galactic pair and the gravity of each galaxy influences the other. They are 20 MLY from earth and the distance between them is just 80,000 LY.  The background is also very interesting with several tiny galaxies and beautiful colorful stars.

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NGC672 and IC1727. Interacting galaxies in the Triangulum, Alicia Rossiter