Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 23, 2009 is “Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA , ESA , H. Lee & H. Ford ( Johns Hopkins U. ). The original explanation runs about 175 words.
From the explanation
“What are those strange blue objects? Many of the brightest blue images are of a single, unusual, beaded, blue, ring-like galaxy which just happens to line-up behind a giant cluster of galaxies.”
— APOD editors, August 23, 2009
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- August 23, 2009
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: NASA , ESA , H. Lee & H. Ford ( Johns Hopkins U. )
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 175 words