Using the Keck II telescope in Hawaii, researchers obtained high-resolution images of Markarian 177 and SDSS1133 using a near-infrared filter. Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/M. Koss Et Al.
Using the Keck II telescope in Hawaii, researchers obtained high-resolution images of Markarian 177 and SDSS1133 using a near-infrared filter. Twin bright spots in the galaxy’s central region are consistent with recent star formation, a disturbance that hints this galaxy may have merged with another. Credit: W. M. Keck Observatory/M. Koss Et Al.