A spiral galaxy known as M51, with it’s partner NGC 5195, the interacting dwarf galaxy slowly colliding with the whirlpool galaxy in a slow cosmic dance. The gravitational pull on the whirlpool galaxy from its neighbour has warped and construed the spiral lanes of interstellar gas, creating this huge spout of dust to warp away from it’s main galaxy. The energy emitted from this dance can be seen in the large spout of faint diffuse dust ejecting out of the dwarf galaxy.

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