Crew ShaRA, taken from Rio Hurtado, Chile

The Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/9) are probably the most well-known examples of interacting galaxies. In 1972, Alar and Jüri Toomre turned the primary researchers to make use of computer systems to simulate galaxy interactions; their success in replicating the dramatic tidal tails of the Antennae helped persuade astronomers that galaxies do actually merge. This picture contains 17.7 hours of publicity on a 1-meter scope within the Atacama Desert. The ultimate picture is a composite of the members’ particular person processing efforts weighted by a vote amongst the 21 workforce members.