NGC 7714: 星系碰撞后的星爆活动
一个蓝色的螺旋星系似乎正在与一个满布尘埃的棕色星系碰撞，并且可能正在穿过这个星系。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
NGC 7714：星系碰撞后发生的星暴
2019 October 9 NGC 7714: Starburst after Galaxy Collision Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Legacy Archive; Processing & Copyright: Rudy Pohl Explanation: Is this galaxy jumping through a giant ring of stars? Probably not. Although the precise dynamics behind the featured image is yet unclear, what is clear is that the pictured galaxy, NGC 7714, has been stretched and distorted by a recent collision with a neighboring galaxy. This smaller neighbor, NGC 7715, situated off to the left of the featured frame, is thought to have charged right through NGC 7714. Observations indicate that the golden ring pictured is composed of millions of older Sun-like stars that are likely co-moving with the interior bluer stars. In contrast, the bright center of NGC 7714 appears to…