Phil Appleton
Phil Appleton
burst dropping found outer pond represents star stars stone wave youngest
It's like dropping a stone into a pond, only in this case, the pond is the galaxy, and the wave is the compression of gas. Each wave represents a burst of star formation, with the youngest stars found in the outer ring.
bright galaxy left relative ring zone
(It) has left the Cartwheel galaxy with a crisp, bright ring around a zone of relative calm.
bright dramatic galaxy left relative ring zone
The dramatic plunge has left the Cartwheel Galaxy with a crisp, bright ring around a zone of relative calm.