Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4567  ·  NGC 4568
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NGC 4568 and NGC 4567, Phil Montgomery
NGC 4568 and NGC 4567
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NGC 4568 and NGC 4567

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NGC 4568 and NGC 4567, Phil Montgomery
NGC 4568 and NGC 4567
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NGC 4568 and NGC 4567

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NGC 4568 and NGC 4567 are begining to gradually merge together due to their mutual gravitational pull. Over hundreds of millions of years, the galaxies will continue to mesh together, until they form one new galaxy. 

This is the initial data set from three nights.  I'm hoping to double the hours on this target in the next few weeks.

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NGC 4568 and NGC 4567, Phil Montgomery

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