alisoncarter90:The Andromeda Galaxy and satellite galaxy M32 | Mauna Kea ObservatoryCredit: Jean-Cha

alisoncarter90:The Andromeda Galaxy and satellite galaxy M32 | Mauna Kea ObservatoryCredit: Jean-Charles Cuillandre, CFHT and Giovanni Anselmi, Coelum Astronomia  Large galaxies such as M31, a giant spiral galaxy, usually possess a collection of satellite dwarf elliptical galaxies. Close encounters on the orbital path will cause a stripping of stars from each galaxy. Data obtained using the MegaCam camera on the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. -- source link
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