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English: Chandra X-ray Image of NGC 4261

The Chandra image of the elliptical galaxy NGC 4261 reveals dozens of black holes and neutron stars strung out across tens of thousands of light years like beads on a necklace. The spectacular structure, which is not apparent from the optical image of the galaxy, is thought to be the remains of a collision between galaxies a few billion years ago.

Scale: Image is 237 x 290 arcsec
Source http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2003/ngc4261/more.html
Author NASA/CXC/A. Zezas et al.
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