Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 7, 1997

A Distant Cluster of Galaxies

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 7, 1997 is “A Distant Cluster of Galaxies,” an image. It is credited to Credit: A. Dressler (CIW), NASA. The original explanation runs about 69 words.

From the explanation

“In this 1994 Hubble Space Telescope photograph , every bright object is a galaxy . Oddly – most of them are spiral galaxies.”

— APOD editors, December 7, 1997

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At a glance

Date: December 7, 1997
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: A. Dressler (CIW), NASA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 69 words

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Topics in this entry

Galaxies Hubble Space Telescope

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 7, 1997 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1997-december-07-a-distant-cluster-of-galaxies

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