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IFN and the NGC 7771 Group
These galaxies in Pegasus, about 200 million light-years away, are caught in a slow gravitational dance. The large, edge-on spiral NGC 7771 is interacting with its two smaller companions. This will eventually lead to a merger, transforming them over cosmic timescales. The image also captures the faint glow of interstellar dust in our own galaxy, known as the Integrated Flux Nebula.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 31 August 2015 A galactic maelstrom See it as a poster -
Released on 31 August 2020 A Tilted Wonder See it as a poster -
Released on 31 August 2023 The Moon's image is refracted due to Earth's atmosphere in this photograph from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster -
Released on 31 August 2014 Space Shuttle and Space Station Photographed Together See it as a poster -
Released on 31 August 2013 NGC 5195: The Dot Under the Question Mark See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 31 AUG 2024 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 31 AUG 2024.