Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 10, 2001 is “Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images,” an image. It is credited to Credit: W. N. Colley & E. Turner ( Princeton ), J.A. Tyson ( Lucent ), HST , NASA. The original explanation runs about 143 words.

Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images
Credit: W. N. Colley & E. Turner ( Princeton ), J.A. Tyson ( Lucent ), HST , 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, June 10, 2001

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 10, 2001
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: W. N. Colley & E. Turner ( Princeton ), J.A. Tyson ( Lucent ), HST , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 143 words

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Topics in this entry

Galaxies

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