NGC 6872 & IC 4970
Located about 200 million light-years away, NGC 6872 (left) and companion galaxy IC 4970 (right) are locked in a tango as the two galaxies gravitationally interact. This target was selected by the Sydney Girls High School Astronomy Club as the winning entry in the 2010 Australian Gemini School Astronomy Contest.
| Observatory: | Gemini Observatory (South) Cerro Pachon, Chile |
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| Telescope: | Gemini South |
| Instrument: | GMOS-S |
| Astronomer: | Sydney Girls High School Astronomy Club, T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Ángel López-Sánchez (Australian Astronomical Observatory/Macquarie University) and the Australian Gemini Office |
| Date of Observation: | 11-01-2010 |
| Filters and Assigned Colors: | g (blue), r (green) and i (red) |
| Exposure Times: | 4x280sec in g, 4x22sec in r, and 4x160sec in i |
| Location of Image: | Pavo |
| Field of View: | 5.0 x 5.0 arcmin |
| Orientation: | Rotated CCW 116 degrees from north is up east is to the left |
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