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 The Tinker Bell Triplet. 
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Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered a stunning rare case of a triple merger of galaxies. This system, which astronomers have dubbed 'The Bird' - although it also bears resemblance with a cosmic Tinker Bell - is composed of two massive spiral galaxies and a third irregular galaxy.


I just thought the picture was pretty cool. So I shared it here.

Edited to add: I just noticed that if you rotate the picture 90 degrees counter clockwise, it also looks like Jesus on the cross.

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July 5th, 2012, 10:59 am
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I have a screen saver that rotates space pictures on my laptop. Does anyone know how I can get this picture added to the rotation?

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July 5th, 2012, 11:04 am
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Post Re: The Tinker Bell Triplet.
I don't exactly know what happens when galaxies "merge" but it sounds like it would be quite chaotic. Scary thought...

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