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LINKS FOR INFORMATION & SIMULATIONS ON GALAXY
EVOLUTION, MERGERS, & DARK MATTER
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000709.html Hubble Deep Field north, in direction of Ursa Major, the big dipper.
All but 3 objects in this field are galaxies.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020506.html The Mice, visible light, May 2002 HST picture of interacting galaxies
about 300 million light-years distant in Coma Bernices. Note also numerous
distant galaxies.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020411.html Near IR image of the Antennae galaxies in collision, showing many
newly forming star clusters and 2 very clear galactic cores.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap971022.html HST visible light image of Antennae galaxies.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000818.html
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