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richardrailIn album: Space Pix from Astronomy Picture of...In Webshots channel: outdoors - Date uploaded: Oct 27, 2002
In 1950 astronomer Art Hoag chanced upon this unusual extragalactic object. On the outside is a ring dominated by bright blue stars, while near the center lies a ball of much redder stars that are likely much older. Between the two is a gap that appears almost completely dark. How Hoag's Object formed remains unknown, although similar objects have now been identified and collectively labeled as a form of ring galaxy.
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