![083-Colliding-Galaxies [083] This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a pair of interacting spiral galaxies, reminiscent of the "Mice" (NGC 4676) or "Antennae" (NGC 4038/4039), viewed from a terrestrial planetary surface in the distant future. The gravitational interaction between the two galactic disks has initiated tidal stripping, creating a stellar bridge and elongated tidal tails that dominate the night sky. The foreground contains weathered, fluted monolithic structures on a desert landscape, illuminated by a setting sun, symbolizing the vast timescales of galactic evolution compared to planetary history; acrylic and gouache on illustration board, 1985 © Don Dixon](083-colliding-galaxies-dixon.jpg)
[083] This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a pair of interacting spiral galaxies, reminiscent of the "Mice" (NGC 4676) or "Antennae" (NGC 4038/4039), viewed from a terrestrial planetary surface in the distant future. The gravitational interaction between the two galactic disks has initiated tidal stripping, creating a stellar bridge and elongated tidal tails that dominate the night sky. The foreground contains weathered, fluted monolithic structures on a desert landscape, illuminated by a setting sun, symbolizing the vast timescales of galactic evolution compared to planetary history; acrylic and gouache on illustration board, 1985 © Don Dixon
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![083-Colliding-Galaxies [083] This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a pair of interacting spiral galaxies, reminiscent of the "Mice" (NGC 4676) or "Antennae" (NGC 4038/4039), viewed from a terrestrial planetary surface in the distant future. The gravitational interaction between the two galactic disks has initiated tidal stripping, creating a stellar bridge and elongated tidal tails that dominate the night sky. The foreground contains weathered, fluted monolithic structures on a desert landscape, illuminated by a setting sun, symbolizing the vast timescales of galactic evolution compared to planetary history; acrylic and gouache on illustration board, 1985 © Don Dixon](../index.html#img=083-colliding-galaxies-dixon.jpg)