Is this distance safe enough to qualify as 'merging' ?

• by Aneet

  

  Posted July 28, 2013 6:28 PM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  I only use merging when there is visible distortion in one or both of the galaxies. Two galaxies that appear close together can be very far apart.

  Posted July 28, 2013 7:06 PM

• by coliac

  hello, for me there is no merging, not enough close and to tidal debris

  Posted July 29, 2013 8:04 AM