#Arp248

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A spectacular galactic dance!

Two galaxies in the galactic triplet Arp 248 — also known as Wild's Triplet.

Distance: 200 million light-years from Earth.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, J. Dalcanton.

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Hubble Inspects a Pair of Space Oddities by NASA Hubble https://flic.kr/p/2nXRCQ9

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Hubble Space Telescope images are being spoiled by satellite trails

Satellite trails crossing an image of galaxy ARP248, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope NASA, ESA, Kruk et al. Trails of light from satellites appeared on twice as many photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2021 compared to 2002. Although the unwanted light streaks haven’t yet interfered with Hubble’s scientific operations, they may do so in future – particularly as the number of…