Wild's Triplet Galaxies
Arp 248 in Virgo
was discovered by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild in 1953 while working with Fritz Zwicky at Caltech.
Galaxies PGC 36723 at left and PGC 36733 at right are connected by a rather obvious stellar stream.
Though not gravitationally bound to them, the third member of Arp 248 is spindly, PGC 36742, which appears at top-right.
Wild's Triplet is 200,000,000 light-years distant.
The beautiful little edge-on to the right of 36723 is LEDA 1065954.
Many thanks go out to my collaborator and friend, Mike Selby, who acquired and calibrated this fine data.
LARGE
WIDE FIELD
was discovered by Swiss astronomer Paul Wild in 1953 while working with Fritz Zwicky at Caltech.
Galaxies PGC 36723 at left and PGC 36733 at right are connected by a rather obvious stellar stream.
Though not gravitationally bound to them, the third member of Arp 248 is spindly, PGC 36742, which appears at top-right.
Wild's Triplet is 200,000,000 light-years distant.
The beautiful little edge-on to the right of 36723 is LEDA 1065954.
Many thanks go out to my collaborator and friend, Mike Selby, who acquired and calibrated this fine data.
LARGE
WIDE FIELD