Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies: Strong-Arming a Galaxy
The overdeveloped spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 772, which was created by tidal interactions with an unruly neighbor, dominates this observation made by astronomers using the Gemini North telescope located near the summit of Maunakea in Hawai‘i. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de MartinThe pumped-up arm of the lopsided spiral galaxy NGC 772 dominates this image captured…