Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 24, 1996 is “Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images,” an image. It is credited to Credit: W.N. Colley and E. Turner (Princeton University), J.A. Tyson (AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies), Hubble Space Telescope, and NASA. The original explanation runs about 199 words.

Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images
Credit: W.N. Colley and E. Turner (Princeton University), J.A. Tyson (AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies), Hubble Space Telescope, and NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What are those strange blue objects? Many are images of a single, unusual, beaded, blue, ring-like galaxy which just happens to line-up behind a giant cluster of galaxies.”

— APOD editors, April 24, 1996

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
April 24, 1996
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: W.N. Colley and E. Turner (Princeton University), J.A. Tyson (AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies), Hubble Space Telescope, and NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 199 words

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Galaxies

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