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NGC 4676: When Mice Collide
These two mighty galaxies are pulling each other apart. Known as the "Mice" because of their long tails, each spiral galaxy has likely already passed through the other. The long tails are created by the relative difference between gravitational pulls on the near and far parts of each galaxy. The cosmic interaction takes place in slow motion, over hundreds of millions of years. NGC 4676 lies about 300 million light-years away.
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In tropical astrology, 1 FEB 2015 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 FEB 2015.