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When Galaxies Collide: Interactions in the M81 Group Andrea Hermans and Nina Schwartzman April 2009

Interacting Galaxies

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When Galaxies Collide:Interactions in the M81 Group

Andrea Hermans and Nina SchwartzmanApril 2009

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The Antennae Galaxies

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What does interaction look like?

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M81 Group

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M81: “Bode’s Galaxy”

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M82: “The Cigar Galaxy”

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NGC 3077

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Starburst Activity in M82

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Radio Image – tidal bridges

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Hubble “Tuning Fork” Classification for Galaxies

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What a merger of the Milky Way and Andromeda might look like…