July 18
Interacting Galaxies AM 1316-241
Observed in 1997
AM 1316-241 is made up of two interacting galaxies: a spiral galaxy (on the left) in front of an elliptical galaxy (on the right). The starlight from the background elliptical galaxy is partially obscured by bands and filaments of dust in the foreground spiral galaxy.
Image credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble Space Telescope