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April 30, 2002 01:00 PM (EDT)

News Release Number: STScI-2002-11

Hubble's New Camera Delivers Breathtaking Views of the Universe

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Video: "The Mice" — A Computer Simulation of Colliding Galaxies

Artist's Concept Running Time: 24 seconds

Simulation of the formation of the galaxy known as "The Mice." The simulation depicts the merger of two spiral galaxies, pausing and rotating at the stage resembling the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys image of "The Mice," dissolving to that image, and continuing on to finish the merger.

Simulation By: Josh Barnes (University of Hawaii) and John Hibbard (National Radio Astronomy Observatory)

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Release Videos

The Tadpole Galaxy (UGC 10214) Running Time: 27 seconds
The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) Running Time: 17 seconds
The Omega Nebula (M17, Swan Nebula) Running Time: 15 seconds
"The Mice" Movie 1 (NGC 4676) Running Time: 24 seconds
"The Mice" Movie 2 (NGC 4676) Running Time: 19 seconds
First Images from Hubble's New Camera Running Time: 54 minutes 11 seconds