Photograph of a cluster of galaxies
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(NASA. LARGE FORMAT. HUBBLE TELESCOPE) This photograph shows a cluster of galaxies, along with a jostling crowd of background galaxies and foreground stars. Galaxies of all shapes and sizes populate this image, ranging from majestic spirals to fuzzy ellipticals. In addition to the variety of sizes, this galactic menagerie has a variety of orientations, with spiral galaxies such as the one in the center of this image appearing almost frontally, and some sideways spiral galaxies visible only as thin slivers of light.
The cluster dominates the center of this image, both visually and physically. The enormous mass of the galaxy cluster has created a gravitational lensing effect on the background galaxies, distorting and blurring their shapes. In addition to providing astronomers with a natural magnifying glass to study distant galaxies, the gravitational lensing subtly framed the center of this image, producing a visually arresting scene.Vintage chromogenic print. Numbering on the front. Legend on label on the back. 40,6 x 40,6cm with margins.
The cluster dominates the center of this image, both visually and physically. The enormous mass of the galaxy cluster has created a gravitational lensing effect on the background galaxies, distorting and blurring their shapes. In addition to providing astronomers with a natural magnifying glass to study distant galaxies, the gravitational lensing subtly framed the center of this image, producing a visually arresting scene.Vintage chromogenic print. Numbering on the front. Legend on label on the back. 40,6 x 40,6cm with margins.
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