Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 3, 1997 is “Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images,” an image. It is credited to Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images Credit: W.N. Colley & E. Turner (Princeton), J.A. Tyson (Lucent Technologies), HST, NASA. The original explanation runs about 192 words.

Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images
Credit: Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images Credit: W.N. Colley & E. Turner (Princeton), J.A. Tyson (Lucent Technologies), HST, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“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, May 3, 1997

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 3, 1997
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Galaxy Images Credit: W.N. Colley & E. Turner (Princeton), J.A. Tyson (Lucent Technologies), HST, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 192 words

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Galaxies

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