4.6 Apod Entry

The photo for the week of May 6 is of Galaxies Collide in NGC 3256. This galaxy is one of the few that look likes like this. The photo contains two galaxies that are currently in the process of slowly colliding. It is estimated that the process will last 100s of millions of years in which there will only be one. The center contains two galactic nuclei with unusual tidal tails and dark dust.