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	2 black holes on a collision course

doodleicious

3-7-2009 11:40 PM

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3-8-2009 1:25 AM

tabsey

What a wonderful event to view. Reckon I'll be part of the cosmos when it happens though.
This has some good stuff on colliding galaxies, if interested.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/colliding_galaxies.html

3-8-2009 1:26 AM

doodleicious

yes! thank you tabsey!!!

3-8-2009 4:26 PM

tanyamm

Thanks to you all.

3-8-2009 4:28 PM

doodleicious

lol- you are most welcome-

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