Today's
Astronomy Picture of the Day shows NGC 4676 in the constellation of
Coma Berenices, or Bernice's Hair. The galaxies pictured have collided and are being deformed as a result, giving them "tails" and the nickname of the "
Mice". The "Mice" are part of
Halton Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies (which is something worth looking at in terms of background).
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