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Telescope image marks final capture of retiring galaxy instrument

Original: Very Large Telescope image of Arp 271, also known as NGC 5426 and NGC 5427. This pair of interacting galaxies was the fi

The European Southern Observatory shared an image of Arp 271, a pair of interacting galaxies known as NGC 5426 and NGC 5427, captured by the Very Large Telescope in Chile. The picture was the last taken by the VIMOS instrument before it was decommissioned on 24 March 2018, and it is drawing renewed attention from space enthusiasts online.

Why now: A striking astronomical image from a decommissioned instrument is being recirculated among space fans.

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• Very Large Telescope image of Arp 271, also known as NGC 5426 and NGC 5427. This pair of interacting galaxies was the final image captured by the VIsible Multi-Object Spectrograph (VIMOS) instrument before it was decommissioned on 24 March 2018. Credit: ESO, Juan Carlos Muñoz… · ArpBot · 29

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