NGC 3226 and NGC 3227 Wall Art including Frame Sizes:COSMIC (36x36) Two of the sky’s more

Two of the sky’s more famous residents share the stage with a lesser-known neighbour in this enormous three gigapixel image from ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST)

Levay and R

the bend in the handle of the famous asterism the Big Dipper (an asterism is a pattern of stars in the sky

and on how the energy from star formation is recycled by the local environment

NGC 3226 and NGC 3227 Wall Art including Frame Sizes:COSMIC (36x36) Two of the sky’s moreA new feature in the evolution of galaxies has been captured in this image of galactic interactions. The two galaxies seen here NGC 3226 at the top, NGC 3227 at the bottom are awash in the remains of a departed third galaxy, cannibalized by the gravity of the surviving galaxies. The surge of warm gas flowing into NGC 3226, seen as a blue filament, appears to be shutting down this galaxy's star formation, disrupting the cool gas needed to make fresh