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The overdeveloped spiral arm of the galaxy NGC 772 dominates this image from the Gemini North telescope. Image credit: Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / T.A. Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage / J. Miller, Gemini Observatory & NSF’s NOIRLab / M. Zamani / D. de Martin.

Gemini Focuses on NGC 772’s Overdeveloped Spiral Arm

Mar 23, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope have captured this vivid image of the strangely lopsided spiral galaxy NGC 772. The overdeveloped spiral arm...