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Subject: Bright Galaxies
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From: Dale.Amon@CMU-RI-FAS

Just a random thought for any theoretical astronomers out there...

If there are indeed large clouds of Hydrogen in intergalactic space, then
the collision of these with a galaxy should start a period of rapid star
formation. This could be the explanation for a few galaxies that seem to
have recently formed large numbers of stars. Idea triggered by information
in "Why Do Galaxies Exist", pp978-980, Science 5/24/85.