July 16, 2009

Multi-galaxy Collision or Cosmic Dance

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Four galaxies are involved in this pile-up 280 million light years from Earth. The bright spiral galaxy at the center of the image is punching through the cluster at almost two million miles per hour.

When I saw this photograph, the word that came to mind was  a Greek one,  "perichoresis" used to describe the joyful dance of love that takes place within the Holy Trinity.

Posted by Jill Fallon at July 16, 2009 3:39 AM | Permalink
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