Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Galaxy Cluster Lenses Farthest Known Galaxy

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 17, 2004 is “Galaxy Cluster Lenses Farthest Known Galaxy,” an image. It is credited to Credit: ESA , NASA , J.-P. Kneib ( Caltech / Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees ) & R. Ellis ( Caltech ). The original explanation runs about 187 words.

Galaxy Cluster Lenses Farthest Known Galaxy
Credit: ESA , NASA , J.-P. Kneib ( Caltech / Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees ) & R. Ellis ( Caltech ) Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Gravity can bend light, allowing whole clusters of galaxies to act as huge telescopes. Almost all of the bright objects in this just- released Hubble Space Telescope image are galaxies in the cluster known as Abell 2218.”

— APOD editors, February 17, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 17, 2004
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: ESA , NASA , J.-P. Kneib ( Caltech / Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees ) & R. Ellis ( Caltech )
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 187 words

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