High school students spot two spiral galaxies colliding in Hawaiian constellation

High school students interning at an observatory in Hawaii have successfully imaged a pair of colliding spiral galaxies located deep within overlapping cultural constellations. Formally classified as NGC 7253, the two galaxies are over 200 million light-years away, and reside in both Pegasus and Ka Lupe o Kawelo, or “The Kite of Kawelo.”“NGC 7253 is a fascinating object because it’s two galaxies that are merging into one over billions of years,” said Project Hō