Zooming in on Interacting Galaxies Arp 142 in Hydra | Hubble

Zooming in on Interacting Galaxies Arp 142 in Hydra | Hubble

This video sequence begins with a zoom through the constellation of Hydra in the night sky, finishing with Hubble observations of Arp 142 made up of two interacting galaxies at the bottom—spiral galaxy NGC 2936 (above) and elliptical galaxy NGC 2937 (below). These galaxies are located about 300 million light years away. In a billion years or so, the two galaxies will likely merge into one larger galaxy. 

What does ARP 142 look like to you? 

"Is it like a hummingbird or a penguin?" 

What do you see?

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and G. Bacon, L. Frattare, Z. Levay, and F. Summers (Viz 3D Team, STScI), Digitized Sky Survey 2.

Duration: 33 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 17, 2016

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