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Galaxy Gallery: IRAS 21101
This bizarre galactic encounter has been witnessed by a huge crowd of Milky Way stars in the constellation of Cepheus. The interaction has caused distortion to both the lower and upper galaxy, with the latter sporting a detached and meager tail fading out behind it.
