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cosmic + owl. From being a celestial object having the appearance of an owl's face.
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Cosmic Owl
Today it means: 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. Full definition →