Very Large Telescope image of Arp 271, also known as NGC 5426 and NGC 5427.

This pair of interacting galaxies was the final image captured by the VIsible Multi-Object Spectrograph (VIMOS) instrument before it was decommissioned on 24 March 2018.

Credit: ESO, Juan Carlos Muñoz
Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw1821a/

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