This stunning image shows the group of galaxies called Stephan's Quintet, located in the constellation of Pegasus. This group of galaxies appears to contain five galaxies, when in fact it contains four. The fifth galaxy, the bluish galaxy designated NGC 7320, is actually located much closer than the others. NGC 7320 lies around 40 million light years away, while the others are much farther, at a distance of 250 million light years. The four galaxies that are part of Stephan's Quintet consist of the elliptical galaxy NGC 7317, the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7319, and two colliding galaxies designated NGC 7318a and NGC 7318b. These two galaxies are currently merging together and will likely become a single galaxy sometime in the future. Both these galaxies show clear signs of a galactic collision, including lanes of dust and stars being thrown out of both galaxies, as well as a burst of star formation due to colliding dust. Image credit: NASA/ESA #astronomy #astronomer #astrophysics #space #cosmos #science #physics #universe #stars #planet #astronaut #constellation #interstellar #spacetravel #outerspace #instaspace #instalike #instafollow #astrobiology #Nasa #Hubble #telescope #galaxy #stargazing #starstuff #astrophysics_ - January 06, 2016 at 06:00AM Source: https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpa1/t51.2885-15/e35/12407346_1049381015084075_2110658335_n.jpg #nasa #space #iss #isro #mars #marsorbiter #outerspace #lightyears #milkyway #universe #galaxy #stars #sun #moon #saturn #jupiter #stumble #stumblespace

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