![]() Caption:NGC 2207 and IC 2103, interacting galaxies in the constellation Canis Major. The smaller galaxy on the left (2103) has a ring of star formation due to the close encounter with the larger, type Sc spiral galaxy(2207). This image is computer-enhanced real-color and was taken with the CCD camera on the 4-meter telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory Copyright: Credit:National Optical Astronomy Observatories |