A Cosmic Web 3 Billion Light Years Away: Galaxy Cluster Abell 611 | Hubble
Hubble brings you this inky image of the galaxy cluster Abell 611, located roughly 3.2 billion light years from Earth.
Image Description: Hundreds of small galaxies appear across this view. Their colors vary. Some are shades of orange, while others are white. Most appear as fuzzy ovals, but a few have distinct spiral arms. There are also many thin, long, orange arcs that curve around the center of the image, where there is a prominent orange glow.
This object is a popular target for investigating dark matter, in part because of the numerous examples of strong gravitational lensing visible amongst the cluster’s intricate web of galaxies.
Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/Hubble, NASA, P. Kelly, M. Postman, J. Richard, S. Allen
Release Date: October 27, 2022
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