PHYSICS 141
Winter 2004
Lecture 14: Mergers of Galaxies
Galactic Bridges and Tails (Toomre and Toomre).
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Final Project : "The Mice" (N4676) As Galaxy Merger
NGC 4676
Observations and Simulation of N4676 ("The Mice" = Arp242 =
U7938/9)
Barnes and Hibbard
Top view:
Collision Sequence:
N-Body Model Matching: