"Cosmic Owl" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: The Cosmic Owl [canonical]
Etymology: cosmic + owl. From being a celestial object having the appearance of an owl's face. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cosmic|owl}} cosmic + owl Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=The Cosmic Owl}} The Cosmic Owl
  1. (astronomy) A galaxy pair composed of two almost identical ring galaxies located at redshift z=1.14 which are undergoing collision and merger, wherein the collisional zone forms the beak, and the two rings form the eyes of the owl face.
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