Astronomy Picture from 02/07/2014

NGC 4651: The Umbrella Galaxy

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140702.htm<a href="/hashtag/NGC4651" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NGC4651##SpiralGalaxya#TidalStreamsl#GalacticMergeri#Astronomys#Spacey#Cosmologyo#Astrophysicso#GalaxyCollisiono#DeepSpacee#SubaruTelescopee#KeckTelescopee#MaunaKeaM#StarStreamsrStreams

Astronomy Picture from 19/12/2015

Star Streams and the Whale Galaxy

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap151219.htm<a href="/hashtag/NGC4631" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NGC4631##WhaleGalaxyl#SpiralGalaxya#CanesVenaticiV#EdgeOnGalaxyO#DeepSpacee#AstroPhotographyt#Cosmologyo#GalaxyFormationo#TidalStreamslStreams

...ffering clues about its growth and evolution over cosmic time. Mapping these structures helps astronomers unravel the complex history of our galaxy's assembly. #stellarhalo #filamentarystructure #tidalstreams #galacticmergers #milkyway #accretion #galaxyformation #galacticarcheology #galaxyas

...tion over billions of years. Studying these features helps astronomers reconstruct the history of our galaxy's assembly. #stellarhalo #substructures #tidalstreams #galacticmergers #milkyway #accretion #galacticarcheology #galaxyformation

...vidence of past galactic encounters and the history of the Milky Way's growth. #milkywayhalo #substructures #tidalstreams #globularclusters #galacticmergers #galaxyformation #accretion #galacticarcheology