![082-Interacting-Galaxies [082] This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a pair of interacting spiral galaxies, similar to the Mice Galaxies (NGC 4676), viewed from the surface of a desolate planet. The gravitational interaction between the two galactic cores has triggered tidal stripping, resulting in long tidal tails of stars and gas that bridge the intergalactic gap. The foreground planetary surface features massive, decaying monolithic structures and a small campfire, suggesting a post-civilization or deep-time setting where the galactic collision dominates the night sky.; acrylic and gouache on illustration board, 1976, featured in Universe: A Pictorial Atlas (1981) by Don Dixon, appearing on page 200.](082-interacting-galaxies-dixon.jpg)
[082] This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a pair of interacting spiral galaxies, similar to the Mice Galaxies (NGC 4676), viewed from the surface of a desolate planet. The gravitational interaction between the two galactic cores has triggered tidal stripping, resulting in long tidal tails of stars and gas that bridge the intergalactic gap. The foreground planetary surface features massive, decaying monolithic structures and a small campfire, suggesting a post-civilization or deep-time setting where the galactic collision dominates the night sky.; acrylic and gouache on illustration board, 1976, featured in Universe: A Pictorial Atlas (1981) by Don Dixon, appearing on page 200.
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![082-Interacting-Galaxies [082] This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a pair of interacting spiral galaxies, similar to the Mice Galaxies (NGC 4676), viewed from the surface of a desolate planet. The gravitational interaction between the two galactic cores has triggered tidal stripping, resulting in long tidal tails of stars and gas that bridge the intergalactic gap. The foreground planetary surface features massive, decaying monolithic structures and a small campfire, suggesting a post-civilization or deep-time setting where the galactic collision dominates the night sky.; acrylic and gouache on illustration board, 1976, featured in Universe: A Pictorial Atlas (1981) by Don Dixon, appearing on page 200.](../index.html#img=082-interacting-galaxies-dixon.jpg)